I am still having a love affair with Hostas These are all 4 minis. In back are Pandora's Box (ready to bloom) and Cameo. These look too similar to me but, I love them both. Then in front is Blue Mouse Ears (ready to bloom) and I don't know the name of the light green with long leaves. I just call her "Barb" Mini Hosta collection 8/29/13 ( photo / image / picture from stratsmom's Garden )
I almost got a mini hosta but managed to put it back. Maybe next year. I still haven't figured out the "perfect spot" in the yard. Very nice variety.
stratsmom, You are so cute. So Which ones came from "Barb" and where did you get the other ones? I didn't realize how many I had. I keep adding. :-D
Those are great! I had one in my hand at the garden center this year ... it was called "itsy bitsy spider'. It was tiny and variegated and the price was steep and I was afraid that it was so small I would weed it out. Love "Mouse Ears"
Ok, If these dry out before Tuesday morning, I will send then out. Here is what I will be sending you. They look alike but they are not. One has long leaves and the other shorter. Hosta 'chartreuse wiggle' (mini) Hosta ''crackers' (mini) They have just finished blooming. I will trim them up. Also I will include name markers. Don't mix them up as you may want to know the name in the future. Remember this is at no charge for you are a fellow STEWBIE....
Barb, you're AWESOME!!! It's like Christmas when I was a kid I'm so excited! Will you also include planting instructions....or just tell me here, either way. As I didn't even know hostas CAME in the mini variety, it follows that I have no clue how to care for them. Because they're mini, does that mean they're not hardy outside? They're house plants? See, I'm clueless.
Well, They like shade. I have mine under 'the ole oak tree'. Dig a little hole and fill it with water, let it seep down, then I just throw them in the hole and fill in the soil. Make sure you water them allot the first few weeks. They are small enough that I take a glass of water out for them to drink. My biggest worry is those slugs. Just think, we put those cute little plants in the exact same place that those vermin live. I have a small area so I can look in the morning and find them or at least their damage. :'( mini Hosta farm round the ole oak tree See my mini Iris? Look hard.There is more to it than meets the eye here. I am not sure if these are full grown, doing badly. They have been in there for years and have multiplied so I think they are just very very small ones. I do enjoy my mini world. I usually have a gnome door and window and all the other little things but I didn't do that this year.
