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5 years ago

Made this arrangement with some of my hosta for our local county fair in Yavapai county Arizona.

It was a long hot summer but I was able to still find some nice leaves. Won't be long before they start dying back for the winter.

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chi2aznan
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5 years ago

Thank you, I didn't really count how many I picked, it was a last minute decision to make it up, but there are probably around 40 or so different varieties. Some needed to be cleaned up a little and the only thing I had on hand at the fair was some vaseline. It actually worked pretty good and gave them a little shine too.

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newhostalady Z6 ON, Canada
5 years ago
Very nice! How many different varieties of hosta are in your arrangement? Did you condition the leaves before making the arrangement?
n2hostas (Kansas)
5 years ago
How do you condition the leaves?
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newhostalady Z6 ON, Canada
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
Cut the hosta leaves early morning or late afternoon. Soak the whole leaf and stem in room temperature water, face down, overnight.
newhostalady Z6 ON, Canada
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
You certainly used a lot of hosta! Interesting about the vaseline. In future you could submerge the hosta in water for one day. A bit of dishwashing liquid mixed with water would work to clean the leaves. This would give it a clean and natural look.
ConnieMay ON Z6a
5 years ago
Wow, that's a huge arrangement - looks great!

I learned, at the Ontario Hosta Society meeting last Saturday, that the hosta leaves "breathe" through stomata on their undersides / backs - so when conditioning in water (3 or 4 days) it is important that they be face down so that the undersides are still exposed to the air...just in case you decide to do it again next year.
newhostalady Z6 ON, Canada
5 years ago
I have entered hosta competitons before. One day is sufficient to condition a hosta leaf. Maybe 3 or 4 days will make it last longer. Depends how long you want your leaves to look good.
djacob68z5sewi
5 years ago
This is a beautiful arrangement! I will have to try this myself.....maybe next year. Or I suppose since we are getting to the end of the season, maybe a trial run now would be a good idea. Will post if I do.

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