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| I bought tons of hostas this year that had 10 to 20 plus divisions. Most of these hostas ended up being very large in width and height, but didn't have mature looking leaves.
What I don't understand is what is the difference between the pictures of hostas that look mature in terms of leaf development, but may only have two or three divisions, and the large 10-20+ division immature looking hostas I have. Thanks, Gesila
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- Posted by leafwatcher (My Page) on Mon, Nov 14, 11 at 23:52
| If I am understanding you correctly... (not an expert) But I think I have read that moving / cutting of mature plants can cause them to lose the texture and look of a mature plant for awhile. I just watched a video on youtube the other day that said that exact thing. Let me see if I can find it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqVkgagZDWI&feature=related |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Tue, Nov 15, 11 at 7:58
| hard to get much of anywhere.. w/o a pic ... but will hyper fertilization add maturity???? .... or just lots of growth???? if i give my 9 year old steroids.. he may become as big as the house... but will he mature ..??? in other words... fert increases size.. but does not age the plant .... and that is my best GUESS for the day .... ken |
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| I noticed that plants in sun will have more eyes and smaller and immature leaves than those growing in shade. |
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- Posted by moccasinlanding z8B AL/ z5b MA (My Page) on Tue, Nov 15, 11 at 18:48
| Hmmm, now that is an observation which might come in handy as I determine next spring how my new hosta garden grows. Where I plan to put MOST of them, in early spring it will be shady a good bit. As the sun rises more easterly toward the solstice, they will be getting more sun until noon. But then all the pecan trees will be in full leaf and their canopy is expanding as those nut trees reach maturity. It is all supposition until I see the results of my first year growth. And in another WEEK I will be halfway home by Tuesday night, much anticipated for sure, and I'll see how my Fragrant Bouquet and Winter Snow and Blue Angel are doing after spending almost six months in the Alabama zone 8B garden. I just cannot wait!!! |
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| I have another question in the same vein. The So Sweets I bought last spring were mature divisions. They had nice sized leaves and it was clear that this was part of a much larger plant. I put all three divisions in one pot. By the latter part of the summer, I had a whole pot of baby leaves and the large leaves were all gone. I bought two Love Pats marked down at Lowe's after Christmas last year. ($2.00 each) They had decent sized leaves. I put them together in a pot. They came back this spring with little baby leaves - lots of them, but tiny. We had a horrible summer, with ungodly heat and no rain. I tended to overwater, which would not have affected the Love Pat, as they came up that way. It might have hurt the so Sweet. What's the deal with the little baby leaves? How long do they last? I don't remember this happening before. bkay |
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- Posted by steve_mass 5b (My Page) on Wed, Nov 16, 11 at 12:13
| I had a Lancifolia that was planted on the other side of my shed away from the house and it was eaten to the ground by rabbits. It came back but with much smaller leaves. When a hosta loses its leaves during the growing season for any reason, it grows back but with much smaller leaves. That's probably what happened to your So Sweet and Love Pat, bkay. The Love Pat may not have had enough of a dormant period to recharge itself. The So Sweet had some other stressor which caused its initial leaves to disappear. Steve |
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| Here's an example of one of the hostas that is new this year that ended up being quite large, but the leaves don't look very mature yet. It was over 3 feet wide. I saw a Blue Hawaii Hallsons had for sale, and the leaves on it looked like a more mature Blue Hawaii, but it was only 2 eyes.
Gesila |
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- Posted by thisismelissa z4a-S Twin Cities MN (My Page) on Thu, Nov 17, 11 at 9:31
| Mature leaves = big leaves. big leaves = big roots. To grow mature leaves, you have to get the hosta into a spot and leave it there.... when you move it/divide it/pot it, you're going to disturb the big roots. I have a Krugerrand whose leaves were 14-15" wide this year. Quite mature leaves. But, there are only 3 eyes on this plant. Mature leaves does not necessarily mean lots of eyes and lots of eyes doesn't necessarily mean a mature plant. |
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- Posted by moccasinlanding z8B AL/ z5b MA (My Page) on Thu, Nov 17, 11 at 19:16
| When I dug up the Sum & Substance which had been in the ground for one year, with only a little of the dirt knocked off, it barely fit into a five gallon bucket. The plant came in a pretty small pot, because it was shipped from Plant Delights Nursery in a quart sized square pot. The leaves were HUGE this August when I saw it. I realize that The DICK WARD plant had big lush leaves on it as well, but not more than 10 inches around. All the hosta are tucked securely into the PODS now, ready for a trip south next Monday. Thankfully it is due to turn cold in a couple of days, which should help keep them dormant. I am itching to begin my REAL hosta gardening, to see how they respond to a warmer zone. |
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