Daily Hosta #1 - 'Morning Light' - add your pics

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Daily Hosta #1 - 'Morning Light' - add your pics

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Name: H. 'Morning Light'

Description: The plant is a stunning reverse of Hosta 'Twilight'. Dark green margins with golden-yellow centers. It has large leaves with heavy substance. Previously Known as Dawn Light (Bob Axmear)
Size: Small-Medium
Origin: Sport of H. 'Twilight'
Flowers: pale lavender
Source: Budd Gardens
Added to garden: 2005
White centres of leaves have a tendency to melt out. Mine is much happier with morning sun only.

Registry - http://www.hostaregistrar.org/detail.ph ... ng%20Light
MyHostas - http://myhostas.be/db/hostas/Morning+Light
Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/m/morninglight.html
'Morning Light' July 15
'Morning Light' July 15
'Morning Light' bud - Aug 9. This year, the plant got sunburnt in June and then slugs moved in.
'Morning Light' bud - Aug 9. This year, the plant got sunburnt in June and then slugs moved in.
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I kind of forgot about this one. Mine gets sun after 5:00. It's down in the slug area, I'm surprised they left this alone.

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This one is doing reasonably well this year too.
'Morning Light', June 26, 2012
'Morning Light', June 26, 2012
leaf - June 19, 2012
leaf - June 19, 2012
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2015 - July 25. Mine grew well this year, but was attacked by slugs while I was away for much of July.
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2017 update - LOTS of slugs in 2017.
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