Daily Hosta - 'Choko Nishiki ('On Stage')

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Daily Hosta - 'Choko Nishiki ('On Stage')

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Name: H. 'Choko Nishiki ('On Stage')

Description: narrow leaf margin is two tone green and streaks irregularly toward the midrib;
Size: Small (24"w x 14"h)
Origin: H. 'Montana' sport
Flowers: Pale Lavender in mid-summer. Scape has inflorescence leaves
Added to garden: August 2006
Notes: VERY slow to emerge in the spring - easily the last to emerge.

This one looked very good indeed this past year. It held its colour much longer than last year and was a really nice bright spot in a dark corner.

Registry - http://hostaregistrar.org/detail.php?id ... On%20Stage
MyHostas - http://myhostas.be/db/hostas/On+Stage
Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/o/on.html
'On Stage' July 18
'On Stage' July 18
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Re: Daily Hosta - 'Choko Nishiki ('On Stage')

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In June - gets sun till early afternoon (zone4)
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When was that taken, Paul?
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ViolaAnn, pic taken June 20, 2011

and here is same in 1st week of august
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On_Stage-0803sx.jpg
A contrast to mine - taken Aug. 3 and it had nearly greened up. This one gets a bit a late afternoon sun peeking underneath the lilacs above it.
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This picture taken a bit earlier in the season this year. I was surprised how late in the season it greened up given that we had an early spring.
'On Stage', June 19, 2012
'On Stage', June 19, 2012
leaf - June 19, 2012
leaf - June 19, 2012
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9th year in my garden and it's not getting any larger. I think it's location may be dry and I've tried to pay special attention to it; so maybe next year... This picture July 8.
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2015 - July 25. Maybe slightly larger. This is later in the season when it had darkened up quite a bit.
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2016 update - I'm not so sure it has grown at all. Likely too close to my lilac bushes.
July 23, 2016
July 23, 2016
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2017 update - July 19, 2017.
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