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Hostas Never Jade, 5 Top Choices

11.03.09 | Ilona Erwin | 9 Comments

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  1. GardenJoy4Me says

    February 13, 2009 at 11:10 pm

    Ilona . I have become a reluctant fan of hosta .. I say reluctant because I was so turned off by slug damage .. you know those years when it never ends and “what is the use” .. but then I began to experiment with the thick leaved ones .. and especially those with a blue hue .. I fell head over heels and now I am slowly building a collection : )
    YES .. I am a FAN with no hesitation now !! : )

  2. CONEFLOWER says

    February 13, 2009 at 11:47 pm

    Hello Ilona. I enjoyed your post about hostas. They have long been a favorite of mine and I look forward to planting some again in my new garden.

    Another good side of putting hostas in pots is that the pots deter snails. A friend of mine in the Pac Northwest where I recently lived, had to pot all of hers to save them from snails. Out there, the snails are big enough to trip over. :-0

  3. tina says

    February 14, 2009 at 12:53 am

    I really like the hostas too. Guess I’d better since I have mostly shade. I grow some of these varieties too. I think Halcyon is my favorite one that you named.

  4. TC says

    February 14, 2009 at 12:57 am

    Have you got your hands on Tony Avant’s ‘Outhouse Delight’ yet? He said it was the ugliest hosta ever. I had a little start someone sent me but it never took, and I’ve not been able to find another specimen.

  5. Ilona says

    February 14, 2009 at 7:51 am

    GardenJoy4Me- yes, slugs do take a bite out of the hostas beauty, but most years I don’t have too much of a problem- and I do think the variety is the difference in what looks good as promised.

    Coneflower- excellent tip! And yikes in response to NW slugs.

    Tina, Halcyon is one of the newer ones in my garden- but I think I will divide off some to make more this year. ( altho hostas hate disturbance – which I learned the hard way after being way too generous in giving “passalongs” to friends.

    TC-naw… I’m not really a collector, so I pass up things like that. It’s name is funny enough to be a conversation starter tho;) “you have to come on over and see my *outhouse delight* “

  6. Josh says

    February 14, 2009 at 7:28 pm

    Came across this post on Twitter, but I do follow your blog, Ilona 🙂

    I’ll leave a different favorites list here than I left on Margaret’s blog. That way I won’t feel like I’m neglecting so many of my favorites!

    As my habit has developed, I find that green hostas are some of my favorites. ‘Bridegroom’ has the most unusual form, pointing its rippled leaf tips straight up. I bet you can figure out where it got its name 😉

    ‘Candy Dish’ has been called the near perfect leaf by one of the hosta world’s gurus. I never get tired of looking at those heart-shaped, deep, glossy green leaves are ruffled edges.

    ‘Manhattan’ is a big one…ruffled leaf edges and wonderfully puckered leaf centers. The flower stems are a beautiful shade of rosy-pink as they emerge above the foliage!

    Ok…well, that didn’t work so well…there are so many others I want to mention!

  7. Rob (ourfrenchgarden) says

    February 14, 2009 at 8:07 pm

    Hi Ilona

    I have two large pots that sit outside an old barn. It was only yesterday that I decided for this year I’m going to plant them up with Hostas and then I find your post.

    I’m trying to obtain the copper strip to wrap around the top of the pots to deter snails but am finding it difficult here in France.

    The slugs and snails don’t like copper, it gives them an electric shock so they don’t cross it.

    Great post

    Rob

  8. Ilona says

    February 14, 2009 at 8:29 pm

    What a treasure of ideas! Josh- your descriptions have given me the desire to try ‘Candy Dish’ and ‘Manhattan’…Bridegroom is in with Outhouse as conversation maker,which is actually kind of a fun idea for a dooryard bedding plan.

    Rob, I know the global markets have made copper a little scarce (altho prices have been down for a bit), but had no idea it could be used to deter slugs. Makes sense as it is used for electrical wiring. Also used for stained glass making- have you checked those sources for supplies?

  9. Liz says

    February 25, 2009 at 4:16 pm

    I’m hoping to plant these in the shady flower bed in the front yard this year, I think they’ll be my best option.

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