Update on the Brother Stefan greenie. I sure do hate to call it a NOID, but that is exactly what it is. I have multiple photos taken during the separation process, which DID NOT REQUIRE SURGERY. Well, only to cut off the scapes. The two teased apart with my patient fingers. I washed away the potting mix, and the roots were all nice and white looking, both had small eyes on each crown. They did NOT share a common crown, no cutting to be done there. It seems they were potted up as two eyes of the same plant (I frequently receive such separate eyes from some nurseries), only this time one happened to become a greenie. I acquired this Bro Stefan in 2012 from MITS, and in my learning stage never noticed any difference, quite possibly there was none, and I planted them close together. Thus the root systems of both plants are one sided like two trees planted in the same hole would be. Here is the process start to finish, more or less. I did remove the scapes at the end. No roots were cut, they teased apart nicely. 1 2 3 4 this is the real Bro Stefan root mass 5 this is the NOID root mass 6 and both plants potted and in intensive care unit Now. Any ideas as to the NOID identity. I think it very well could be a tissue culture sport, possibly reverting back to a parent. Bro Stefan is a hybrid not a sport itself. Its parentage is 'King Tut' x a 'Mildred Seaver' seedling. In checking the King Tut heritage, I found this in MYHOSTAS.BE [quote] Light green leaves turn yellow/gold as season ends. Near-white flowers in June. A medium sized bright gold with heart shaped medium sized leaves. This difficult to find hybrid from the late Gretchen Harshbarger has lovely bright golden heavily textured wide leaves (emerges green). Each 2' wide clump is topped with near white flowers in early summer on 3' tall scapes. [end quote] So, if this green turns golden later in the season, it could be a reversion to King Tut? And I just took delivery of King Tut from Green Mt., will be getting Mister Watson elsewhere already ordered since December. If it is gold, I like it! Well well well. Hosta genealogy is exciting business!

I'd like to know how the realtors figured out how to write this up. A home that is ugly is usually listed as needing "tlc" or we use the word "potential", but really, what can one say about this? This is the largest collection of ugly I have ever seen. One almost had to work hard at it to make everything come out so awful. I noticed that the sink in the red bathroom and the 2nd floor ballroom floor were not so bad, but seriously, everything else was! The tiger/woman picture was nightmare inducing. I had always wanted a fireplace in my bedroom, but now I am cured of that thought thanks to these poor examples. I don't know if I would laugh or cry if that were my house. One would need a huge sense of humor to get through the day....

Whitewater-yep, I feel terrible about it-I'll get them down eventually! Windymess-I will definitely post more of blue dolphin-it is one of my favorites!! Saija-Thank you! Mikgag-I'll look that one up again... Peen.all-Thank you so much! I bet the one under June could possibly be Frances Williams or Olive Bailey Langdon. I could see myself getting either of them!!

I have 2 Paisley Prints--I bought a very small one and then got a much larger plant. The larger plant grew very well. The small one was hanging on last summer. Ice Age Trail is on the right, directly in front of the hydrangea and the smaller Paisley Print is just to the left of it. Both of the plants that I bought are Paisley Prints but I wonder if you can buy a plant that is just too small to thrive? Has this happened to anyone else with hostas? Steve, if I order Ruffed Up it will be directly from the hydridizer, have you ever looked him up? Monty Carlson at Northernair Hostas. He has other great plants that are worth a look (perhaps some more orders?)