In my efforts to identify what is growing where in my yard, I've run into the dilemma of simply not know what I have. The hostas are a perfect example. The first ones were planted in 1998 (I think), way before this blog came into being.
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| Mystery hosta #1 |
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| Mystery hosta #2 |
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| Mystery hosta #3 - maybe 'Francis Williams'? |
I did jot down some info in an old gardening journal (that I failed to keep up). Also, once I started this blog, I created a plant page (which I also failed to keep up). And I found an old plant tag.
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| Hosta 'Golden Tiara' (I think) |
I've tried matching my photos with photos online, but there are a lot of hosta varieties and many of them are rather similar.
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| Hosta 'Royal Standard' |
And then there is my propensity to move things around, combined with my faulty memory.
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| Hosta fortunei hyacinthina, aka Hosta 'Blue' but it doesn't look very blue to me |
Sometimes I think plant tags lie. For example, 'Big Daddy' is supposed to have big leaves, but so far mine don't. It is big with the rabbits, though.
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| Hosta 'Big Daddy' which is not very big |
And if the hosta was a gift, there is no telling if the giver knows what he gave (even if he does own a wholesale nursery).
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| Hosta 'Love Pat', drowning amongst its neighbors |
So I will do the best I can. I already know that I will move at least some of the above at some point. Hopefully, I will remember to record the new locations in this blog.
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