Can't make up its mind.

Talk about hostas, hostas, and more hostas! Companion plant topics should be posted in the Shade Garden forum.

Moderators: ViolaAnn, redcrx, Chris_W

New Topic Post Reply
User avatar
redcrx
Posts: 4872
Joined: Jun 23, 2008 4:39 pm
USDA Zone: 7
Location: Camden, New Jersey
Contact:

Can't make up its mind.

Post by redcrx »

I came across a Gold Standard with some bizarre markings. I know this can be normal in GS but this is restricted to the edge of the plant. I decided the get pictures of each leaf from first to last opened.
Attachments
Gold Standard edge variations  May 2010
Gold Standard edge variations May 2010
GW Gold Standard edge variations  May 2010
GW Gold Standard edge variations May 2010
WG Gold Standard edge variations  May 2010
WG Gold Standard edge variations May 2010
GG Gold Standard edge variations  May 2010
GG Gold Standard edge variations May 2010
WW Gold Standard edge variations  May 2010
WW Gold Standard edge variations May 2010
Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ
ImageMockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.
User avatar
redcrx
Posts: 4872
Joined: Jun 23, 2008 4:39 pm
USDA Zone: 7
Location: Camden, New Jersey
Contact:

Re: Can't make up its mind.

Post by redcrx »

Continuing the sequence:
Attachments
Gold Standard edge variations  May 2010
Gold Standard edge variations May 2010
WG Gold Standard edge variations  May 2010
WG Gold Standard edge variations May 2010
GW Gold Standard edge variations  May 2010
GW Gold Standard edge variations May 2010
WW Gold Standard edge variations  May 2010
WW Gold Standard edge variations May 2010
Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ
ImageMockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.
User avatar
renaldo75
Posts: 10306
Joined: Jul 15, 2002 8:00 pm
Location: SW Iowa Z4b

Re: Can't make up its mind.

Post by renaldo75 »

It's sure got a lot of looks. I had a Twilight doing something similar a few years ago.
GO HAWKEYES!!!

Renaldo's Hosta List
Latitude: 40° 59' 17.6676"; Longitude: -94° 44' 28.014"
User avatar
redcrx
Posts: 4872
Joined: Jun 23, 2008 4:39 pm
USDA Zone: 7
Location: Camden, New Jersey
Contact:

Re: Can't make up its mind.

Post by redcrx »

It just dawned on me that the plant is trying to decide if it wants to be Gold Standard or Moonlight.
Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ
ImageMockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.
User avatar
Chris_W
Administrator
Posts: 8465
Joined: Oct 05, 2001 8:00 pm
USDA Zone: 9
Location: Co. Roscommon, Ireland
Contact:

Re: Can't make up its mind.

Post by Chris_W »

Yup, any eyes that develop on the lower left side will be Moonlight, any on the upper right will be Gold Standard, and those in other parts will likely be a mix again.
Image
User avatar
redcrx
Posts: 4872
Joined: Jun 23, 2008 4:39 pm
USDA Zone: 7
Location: Camden, New Jersey
Contact:

Re: Can't make up its mind.

Post by redcrx »

Oh, thanks Chris. I couldn't see the forest for the trees.

So this plant would have gold growth from the top side and normal First Frost from the bottom side.
Attachments
First Frost April 2010
First Frost April 2010
Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ
ImageMockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.
New Topic Post Reply