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Author Topic: Miniature Hostas  (Read 4743 times)

scilla

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Re: Miniature Hostas
« Reply #30 on: April 21, 2012, 12:43:11 PM »
Sorry for getting it wrong.

Here is my Stiletto, enjoying the rain.




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Re: Miniature Hostas
« Reply #31 on: April 21, 2012, 11:12:01 PM »
That's a lovely plant.... much more advanced than any of my hostas.
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Re: Miniature Hostas
« Reply #32 on: April 22, 2012, 12:07:24 AM »
Just counted 5 noses, so I can share a few.  :)
Would an offshoot be called a heel?

Anthony,

But a Stiletto only has one heel.  Usually 5 toes in a stiletto though, so maybe in this case we should be calling them heels not noses.  Not sure I'd want noses in a stiletto. :-\  Each to his own though.  :P
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Lesley Cox

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Re: Miniature Hostas
« Reply #33 on: April 23, 2012, 02:58:28 AM »
Mark S sent me a little seed some time ago from miniature forms of his hostas and I was quite disappointed that only one germinatated though all the seed looked good. Anyway, the one has been growing nicely over perhaps 18 months - I can't remember when it came through - and I've been meaning to take a picture for some time. Today I did and it's not easy to see but the leaves are slightly lighter green in the centres than around the edges.

Then I noticed that there was another, different leaf under one regular leaf and pushed aside the top one to photograph this white-centred leaf. Now I'm not sure if I have one or two as all the foliage is coming from a very tight spot in the centre of the plant. The white leaf is just about 2cms long and for comparison, the label is 5cms across the top, so whether 1 or 2, this is/are very small and neat.
Lesley Cox - near Dunedin, lower east coast, South Island of New Zealand - Zone 9

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Re: Miniature Hostas
« Reply #34 on: April 23, 2012, 09:12:08 AM »
Looks interesting Lesley.  Keep us posted....
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Re: Miniature Hostas
« Reply #35 on: April 23, 2012, 09:33:18 AM »
Looking great Lesley
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Re: Miniature Hostas
« Reply #36 on: April 23, 2012, 05:48:41 PM »
Whilst seed grown Hosta mature, their leaf pattern is often variable. Thrilling plant.

 


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