Pic of the Day--Prince of Wales

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Hank Zumach
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Pic of the Day--Prince of Wales

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Hi All--I have very little information to pass along about today's variety, Prince of Wales. It is a variety that is not very common in the States. I obtained my plant in 2003 from Roger Bowden who has a nursery in England and have it planted in a spot that gets dappled light and an hour or two of afternoon sun. It has had a very good growth rate with measurements starting in 2003 of 24x16, 43x20, 58x27, 44x23 (after receiving a light spray of herbicide) and a remarkable recovery of 68x28 this summer. The plant is probably best used as a background plant as the foliage is unremarkable IMHO. There has been no slug damage. The pix are from 2003, 2005 and 2007.

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For starting out so squirrely, he's certainly shaped up! Is is more blue as in the 2nd pic, or green as in the 3rd?
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Jane--The only year it was that blue color was in 2005. I don't have an explantation for why that happened.
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Interesting.....
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Re: Pic of the Day--Prince of Wales

Post by Tigger »

This one seems appropriate today: on the announcement that the current Prince of Wales (for whom this hosta was surely named, as we know he's a hosta fan) is expecting his first grandchild, who will quite likely be a future Prince (or Princess) of Wales.
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