'Blue Hawaii' leaf

HostaDesigner · Post by **HostaDesigner** » May 23, 2006 9:30 pm

I've searched and searched. It just don't get much bloo'er.

...in anticipation of the next sale.

Frodo the Hobbit · Post by **Frodo the Hobbit** » May 23, 2006 9:32 pm

Nice!

wishiwere · Post by **wishiwere** » May 23, 2006 9:59 pm

Whew! Where do you all get these beautiful shades of blue! I'm so green with envy, I"m blue!

newtohosta-no more · Post by **newtohosta-no more** » May 24, 2006 7:49 am

My goodness!

That is truly a gorgeous shade of blue!!

tsneal · Post by **tsneal** » May 24, 2006 10:19 am

ohhhh...I like it!

Stephanie

Post by **Chris_W** » May 24, 2006 10:39 am

Is it really truly that blue in the garden? I'm going to add this to my wish list and keep an eye out for it. Thanks for sharing, I wasn't familiar with this at all

HostaDesigner · Post by **HostaDesigner** » May 24, 2006 11:05 am

Chris_W wrote:Is it really truly that blue in the garden? I'm going to add this to my wish list and keep an eye out for it. Thanks for sharing, I wasn't familiar with this at all

Absolutely. There are no Photoshop tricks on this image at all. It was shot in Olga's garden 2 years ago.

jgh · Post by **jgh** » May 24, 2006 2:22 pm

will not... will not... will not... songs get stuck in head... already have to deal with Summer Breeze 2 different songs!)... Satsifaction... Delta Dawn... Excitation... many more... will not add one more compulsive music hosta title to my collection... will not!

But maybe one more gorgeous blue one???

Ginger · Post by **Ginger** » May 24, 2006 4:00 pm

Now that is a stunning blue. I was like Chris, sure that the color had been enhanced. Wonder if it would stay that blue at my house? Does it stay in deep shade?

Ginger

wishiwere · Post by **wishiwere** » May 24, 2006 7:52 pm

Man, I can't believe it either!

So CHRIS? Can we put our order in for one BEFORE you find where you can get them?

thy · Post by **thy** » May 25, 2006 5:19 am

So is the pic taken in the blue hour ??

Have ckecked it out.. I can get it in Europe

No more hostas this year was intended to last this year

Lovely and very intense blue.. and I love the blues

Pia

Post by **Chris_W** » May 25, 2006 8:51 am

Okay, obviously I had heard of Blue Hawaii before, and already ordered it, since the TCs came yesterday

Of course, as a greenhouse grown baby it looks nothing like the picture. And from the size of them I would expect to have them in the 2008 catalog. We have fairly dense shade in the back of the growing areas so that's where they will go. I'll be sure to put them next to a bright yellow

wishiwere · Post by **wishiwere** » May 25, 2006 8:57 am

Cool! And wouldn't they go great with GrannyNanny's Yellows?

thy · Post by **thy** » Nov 10, 2007 7:51 pm

I forgot all about it... how did it look in the gardens this year

JoshS · Post by **JoshS** » Nov 10, 2007 7:57 pm

This one was new to me this past year and it really impressed me. The color held most of the year and the plants looked great til frost. I don't think you can go wrong with any of Olga's plants!

Post by **Chris_W** » Nov 10, 2007 8:16 pm

Where did you get yours Josh? I bought some from Shady Oaks in the spring of 2006 and they've grown fine, but they aren't that blue. They are blue-green, but heck, even Camelot growing near them were just as blue. The color also did not hold for very long. Not long after the picture was taken they were even more greenish. Hadspen Blue was close by and was very blue, then Silver Bay a couple rows over were drop dead gorgeous blue, and even Salute was a very attractive blue.

I wonder what's up with these plants.

Needless to say they won't hit our catalog any time soon the way they are. I really wanted them to look like Hosta Designer's picture but it just wasn't to be

The plant indicated by the arrow (in the upper right background) is supposed to be Blue Hawaii. The lower left blue row is Hadspen Blue and the foreground right row is Salute.

JoshS · Post by **JoshS** » Nov 10, 2007 10:11 pm

Mine came from Naylor Creek, Chris. I'm guessing they originally came from Shady Oaks, but these were really good sized plants. Maybe 2 years from TC?? Maybe the color will improve with age?

I'm kicking myself for not getting a picture of them! I'd say the color was comparable to the blue of the Hadspen Blue in your picture.

Post by **Chris_W** » Nov 10, 2007 10:15 pm

Thanks Josh. I watched them for 2 growing seasons without any change, so I think I'll ask Shady Oaks what they think about them. In the meantime I might try moving a couple to different locations to see if lighting makes any difference. If they really turn out to be Blue Hawaii they will be huge by the time I'm done sitting on them a 3rd year!

baja220 · Post by **baja220** » Nov 10, 2007 11:58 pm

When I was complaining about losing the only 2 trees in my back yard where a huge hosta bed was supposed to go last spring, someone on this forum said to go ahead and plant. She said the sun would make the blues able to produce more wax, then when they're planted in the shade they'll be really blue because of the greater wax production.
Wonder if Olga's are getting a fair amount of sun.