It's Easy being Green

Category: Work in the garden | Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 12:06 am

I LOVE Hosta.
So hardy and so low maintainance. They are a great 'Neighbor Plant': they multiply, and are easy to divide for giving away.
They look great spring to fall. They even get a nice papery flower that is great for cutting.

If I ever invent my own Hosta I want to name it "Kermit", because Hosta's make it 'Easy being Green'. (hopefully its not taken, maybe I should copyright it?) :)

This is 'Guacamole'
It's my favorite. The green is wonderful. Bright green center, with darker green edges. When the moon is out, I can see this hosta in the garden at night.

Blue Umbrellas
This is my largest variety (for now). It looks like dinosaur food. The leaves are huge. The plants are about 3 ft tall, and 4ft wide.

This is 'Paul's Glory'
It has a green center with a blue green edge. This is a hosta I can let have a bit more sun, and it gets more colorful.

This hosta is 'Frances Williams'.
It's another hosta on the larger side. She is about 2.5 ft tall, and maybe 3 ft wide. A nice green/blue color center, and golden edges. This hosta has filled out quite nicely in no time at all.

Its funny how my taste for Hostas has changed over the years. When I was younger Hostas all seemed green with the white edge. I thought they were beautiful. Then there were the Blue Hostas. Love em. Then the Mini's started coming in...great to mix for height contrast and for the borders of a garden. Got them. Then the wavy or curly varieties, then the lime greens, then the quilted looking leaves, etc. For gosh sakes will it ever end? I hope not!

Now I just want...them all. With that being said...you can imagine I have quite a few. My garden has lots of shady spots, perfect for hosta. I have room in my garden for many more, too. (more beds can always be dug, right?) I will have to take a few more pictures to show them all. This might take some time.

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hummingbird3172 wrote on Mon Jun 11, 2007 12:45 am:

They are so pretty! I've never grown them (not sure how well they would grown here), but I've always wanted to try them! I think I like the guacamole one best too...that is some green!

eileen wrote on Mon Jun 11, 2007 12:59 am:

I have quite a few hostas that I brought back from Holland with me. One is about to flower!! So far the slugs and snails have stayed away from them thankfully. I must try to find time to post piccies of them for you.

Netty wrote on Mon Jun 11, 2007 1:02 am:

I love Hosta too Chitweed. And you are right about them being a great neighbor plant...that is how I got most of mine! The only problem I have is that I don't know the names of any of them!!!

glendann wrote on Mon Jun 11, 2007 5:59 am:

I think they are very pretty.
I have never had one but maybe next year my time ran out this year.

daff wrote on Mon Jun 11, 2007 6:37 am:

You have some beauties chitweed, how do you manage to stop all the slugs and snails from feasting on your hostas??

Chitweed wrote on Mon Jun 11, 2007 1:36 pm:

I have only 2 beds where the slugs are, the rest seem relatively slug free (knock on wood).
The hosta pictured are in one of the beds. I use a product called 'Slug Magic', by Bonide. It has a bait in it that attracts the slugs, and iron sulfate that the slugs eat. It makes the slugs stop eating and die. It works really well.
The only reason to apply more is if the slugs have eaten it all. The weather and watering do not affect the 'Slug Magic'.
I have used the beer in a tuna can trick too. It works, but then I have to empty the can of deceased drunken slugs, which I don't enjoy. (ick)
I rarely see the dead snails with this stuff, they just decay into the soil I guess.