H. Dancing Queen

mooie · Post by **mooie** » May 13, 2008 6:07 am

Dancing Queen was new to me last year so I didn't really get a chance to see how gorgeous it was when it emerged until this spring. I just love the piecrust edges and the lovely lemon color! (Even tho it has a rabbit bit edge!)

Hosta Registry - http://www.hostaregistrar.org/detail.ph ... ng%20Queen
MyHostas - http://myhostas.be/db/hostas/Dancing+Queen
Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/d/dancingqueen.html

mooie

newtohosta-no more · Post by **newtohosta-no more** » May 13, 2008 6:14 am

Very pretty! I love the yellow/gold ones and I do love the piecrust edges too. Does that one stay yellow all season or does it green up later on?

flowerchild59 · Post by **flowerchild59** » May 13, 2008 8:33 am

That sure is beautiful. I will have to think about adding that one this year.

bengal · Post by **bengal** » May 13, 2008 11:22 am

Oooooohhhh! I like that one! Love the name, too.

JaneG · Post by **JaneG** » May 13, 2008 12:25 pm

Fun name, and I really like the looks of that one!!

renaldo75 · Post by **renaldo75** » May 13, 2008 7:26 pm

Looks wonderful!!

party_music50 · Post by **party_music50** » May 13, 2008 8:54 pm

That's very pretty! and I hadn't heard of it before.

Kent · Post by **Kent** » May 13, 2008 9:22 pm

Lookin good Mooie!

Hey, Party_music50...this is a Central NY hosta! Born & raised in North Syracuse

This plant should become more available in a year or two as a few labs both here and in Europe are now producing this hosta.

Kent

thy · Post by **thy** » May 13, 2008 10:40 pm

Sure are going to get it...belong in my "Proud Pappa Collection"

party_music50 · Post by **party_music50** » May 13, 2008 11:26 pm

Kent, would those be your photos in the HostaLibrary, then? How cool!

Ginger · Post by **Ginger** » May 14, 2008 5:01 pm

I like that too!

Ginger

hagranger · Post by **hagranger** » May 15, 2008 12:55 am

A new one for me ... very pretty
Helen

flowerchild59 · Post by **flowerchild59** » May 15, 2008 4:34 am

Hmmmmm....another one for the naughty theme hosta bed??????
By the way Kent, outstanding job on breeding that hosta. It is gorgeous.

thy · Post by **thy** » May 15, 2008 6:22 pm

naughty theme hosta bed

Coming from a kingdom..with a leading queen... I do not understand

Willowy · Post by **Willowy** » May 16, 2008 8:25 pm

Ooohh...something to look forward too. I bought this one last year and was happy to see four eyes coming up this year!

largosmom · Post by **largosmom** » May 17, 2008 10:44 pm

Can't blame that rabbit, looks pretty tasty!

Laura

sugar · Post by **sugar** » May 18, 2008 3:46 am

largosmom wrote:Can't blame that rabbit, looks pretty tasty!

Laura

hehe

flowerchild59 · Post by **flowerchild59** » May 18, 2008 10:08 am

Thy,
you know me and my obsession with putting all of my hostas into some sort of "theme" bed.
I could imagine the "take" on the name dancing queen as being naughty, because she might be dancing in a strip club, or the "queen" part of it becuase it might be a "he" doing the dancin'

addieotto · Post by **addieotto** » May 18, 2008 7:52 pm

Kent,
This plant is more brilliant, colorful and eye catching than most of the flowers in my garden!

jgh · Post by **jgh** » May 19, 2008 12:47 am

Kent... correct me if I'm wrong... but I have to assume the reference is the the superhit ABBA song... so it's not a reference to a royal person or to a strip club dancer or male dancer... though the full lyrics do suggest the dancer is something of a tease when she's in the limelight!
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Dancing Queen

You can dance you can jive having the time of your life
See that girl watch that scene diggin’ the dancing queen

Friday night and the lights are low
Looking out for the place to go
Where they play the right music getting in the swing
You come in to look for a king
Anybody could be that guy
Night is young and the music’s high
With a bit of rock music everything is fine
You’re in the mood for a dance
And when you get the chance

You are the dancing queen young and sweet only seventeen
Dancing queen feel the beat from the tambourine
You can dance you can jive having the time of your life
See that girl watch that scene diggin’ the dancing queen

You’re a teaser you turn ’em on
Leave them burning and then you’re gone
Looking out for another anyone will do
You’re in the mood for a dance
And when you get the chance

You are the dancing queen young and sweet only seventeen
Dancing queen feel the beat from the tambourine
You can dance you can jive having the time of your life
See that girl watch that scene diggin’ the dancing queen
Diggin’ the dancing queen
Diggin’ the dancing queen
Diggin’ the dancing queen