dr. d,

another interesting list may be 'Hostas infamous for reverting, such as Revolution, AKA 'Green Revolution', 'Embroidery' to 'Green Velveteeen', and so many more that I *know* u know about, that is when you're finished digging your ditches for all those new beds ;-!

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My Marilyn Monroe has blooms that open. They're always quite late, so maybe it's a matter of your early cool weather stopping the blooms in their tracks.

Hmmm, well, the HostaLibrary has a picture of Marilyn Monroe with one open blossom on a scape with several closed still.