Do you know what hosta this is?
gardenfanatic2003
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gardenfanatic2003
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What you do when you run out of space for hostas
Comments (1)That wascally wabbit! That's exactly what I would have done! I think it will look nice....See MoreHow do you know a hosta is large enough to divide?
Comments (11)Any time is a good time to divide hostas: at your pleasure. And any size is the right size to divide - whether it be a two-eye toddler or a 50-eye senior - your choice. I agree that washing as much of the soil off and then pulling the plant gently apart works beautifully - with some of them. Others need a little encouragement with a knife across the crown, but try to avoid the roots. Still others are stoloniferous, so their main feeder root needs to be cut from the parent plant. As long as you have a few roots attached to the above-ground part of the plant, and provide even moisture after the surgery, generally they should do very well. I routinely rescue chipmunk-dug hosta root fragments from our local arboretum (which has a hosta garden to DIE for), and none have so far expired. Mind you, I make sure they get no more than the teeniest amount of direct morning or evening sun - direct midday sun would cook them in a blink, even up here in Ottawa. Steady bright shade is the key to success. Since most hostas generally do well in saturated soils, it's a good idea to provide lots of moisture in the planting hole when you're ready to plant (dig the hole, fill it with water, push some dirt in it, plonk the plant in, water some more, fill with dirt to the top, water again)....See MoreWhat hostas do you like the least?
Comments (39)Sandy(mosswitch) I have a hosta which was labeled as Northern Exposure with the same drawstring trouble as yours. Mine is only a few years old. I thought maybe there was something wrong with it or where I have it planted and kept thinking I might dig it up and move it to a pot to see if anything changed. Sounds like that isn't going to make a difference but it is interesting that yours turns out to be something different after all. Wonder if mine is actually a Lunar Eclipse too. I will have to take a good look at it. Here I was thinking that Northern Exposure was such a disappointment because it always looks so crummy, but it may not be NE after all....See MoreHosta ID - do you recognize this young hosta?
Comments (17)Thank you Kathy on not giving up on posting! I know how irritating and frustrating it is after all the effort to write a comment and it disappears---even more so, when it is a long post! I am pleased that my thread encouraged you to continue to try to save your Sun Powers. Yours are ever so cute! I see the resemblance to mine! I will try to take a few more pictures later on and see what happens to the coloring. Maybe we can compare photos in the summer or next spring?...See Moregardenfanatic2003
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