I have several putting out scapes and it does seem earlier to me than usual, but heck I lost so many the last two years I am most likely confused
Lemon Lime (4 scapes almost ready to flower)
Ventricosa ( 1 scape)
Francee ( 2 scapes, leaves no flowers)
Winfield Gold (1 scape)
I will be whacking them off of all but Lemon Lime in the next day or so, because they are all new plants and I want them to concentrate their energy on roots and leaves this year!
Mal, I have a scape on Madam today I don't know when it is suppose to bloom, it is it's 2nd year in my garden, and I don't remember it blooming last year. I was looking forward to it, but it never sent up a scape last year. Anyone have it and know when it is suppose to bloom?
I noticed a couple more showing scapes this evening. Abby has one, & my potted/in the ground Great Expectations has one.
Here are a couple pics of Glory. It's bigger than it's ever been with 11 eyes this year [2 last year]. A couple of scapes showing already the last couple days.
Actually, I checked, and the q-tips were supposed to go into film tubes in the freezer. I'm going to give it a try with my early bloomers and see what happens!
I too have several blooming early. I just attributed it to the hard freeze we had when everything was first coming up. Could it be because the freeze caused the second flush of leaves to happen earlier and 'tricked' the hostas into believing they were further along in the season then we actually are? Also does this mean they may go dormant earlier this fall? Just curious.
Mamaw - I don't think any of the ones I have sending up scapes now were ones that got frozen back earlier. I'd have to do some cking of my notes to be sure of that, but I think most of the ones I'm seeing scapes on were mounded with soil over eyes & didn't get nipped. King Tut may be the exception - I think he had a pot covering him.
It may well be that what you suggest had an effect on yours & others though.
JUst looking at my 2004 crosses records---and my first cross of the season was made on June 20, 2004! Didn't note the dates down, but this is definintely at least a month early.
While outside, I noticed that the new neighbors in the neighborhood brought their roosters with them, and they're in good form. I suppose that means they have chickens as well. I bet you can hear those roosters for a quarter of a mile, so it doesn't really matter that that rooster has been placed on the property line not far from my neighbors' bedroom window. Times are-a-changing..
Even Paradigm has got a scape--maybe I can use it for pollen......not my first choice tho.
Thanks Renaldo. Just went out and looked at the hostas that seemed to have gotten the worse damage from the freeze. I covered all my hostas with lots of leaves during the freeze but the bloom ratio is mixed.
Vim & Vigor-no blooms
Guac-no blooms
June-no blooms
Green Piecrust-blooming
Olive Bailey Langdon-blooming
Niagara Falls-blooming
Sun Power-blooming
Sum & Sub-no blooms
Those are the ones I really removed the most mushy leaves/eyes from. I have just never had blooms this early on any of my hostas before. I have others blooming that didn't get as much damage and some that are not blooming yet. I guess its really a flip the coin type thing, but hey at least most of them survived. Lost a few for whatever reason this year. Thanks for your input.
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well, here I have a flowerscape on Diana Remebered. That's a fragrant hosta that should start blooming only early september. It's just one division of the plant sending up a scape, but it proves that some of our plants are confused about this weather we have here around ...
Well I can only report on Zuzu's Petals with a flower scape today...LOL...some hostas haven't unfurled yet, and the ones that have, only did last week. Wacky
I noticed one on my larger Pandora's Box yesterday. And one on another new one when I was weeding today. But I can't remember what it was at the moment...
I don't know when it is suppose to bloom, it is it's 2nd year in my garden, and I don't remember it blooming last year. I was looking forward to it, but it never sent up a scape last year. Anyone have it and know when it is suppose to bloom?
I have a flowerscape on Diana Remebered. That's a fragrant hosta that should start blooming only early september. It's just one division of the plant sending up a scape, but it proves that some of our plants are confused about this weather we have here around ...