Daily Hosta #3 - Luna Moth

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Daily Hosta #3 - Luna Moth

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I will throw in a third "L" hosta - Luna Moth. Just a really nice looking hosta.

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Luna Moth - April 29, 2011
Luna Moth - April 29, 2011
Luna Moth - May 16, 2011
Luna Moth - May 16, 2011
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Beautiful. Love this one, on the list.
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Really pretty that one don't know it tho
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Bought LM last year when I couldn't get 'Gemini Moon'. These pictures were taken on May 22 and June 18. It was left untouched by cutworms, slugs, earwigs all summer. I checked out ViolaAnn's 'Gemini Moon' and the two hostas do look a lot alike.
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As an afterthought I checked out parentage. 'Luna Moth' is a sport of 'Parky's Prize' and 'Gemini Moon' is a sport of 'Abiqua Moonbeam' (source of info: Fransen Hostas).
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Great plant. Mine is in it's second year.
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RocknHostas, my LM definitely needs a rock! Nice touch. I can't remember seeing flowers on mine although I noted dry scapes on Sept. 2.
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Thanks for sharing. It isa on my wish list
irawon, yours is in shade... please, how deep shade In Canada... ?

Still North of you, but like the color combination on your hosta.
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Here is mine.
Luna Moth - April 29, 2012
Luna Moth - April 29, 2012
Luna Moth - June 2, 2012
Luna Moth - June 2, 2012
Luna Moth - July 4, 2012  with Foxfire Palm Sunday
Luna Moth - July 4, 2012 with Foxfire Palm Sunday
Luna Moth - July 23, 2012
Luna Moth - July 23, 2012
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Second year in our gardens, it was being strangled by Maple tree roots, so I moved it late in the season last year.

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Love everyone's pictures of Luna Moth. I'm glad I bought it.

Thy, my LM is under a limbed up spruce tree, right at the outer edge of the planting bed, eastern exposure.
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2nd year on my garden. Coming along nicely.

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Second year from Chris. Good little grower.

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Luna Moth a couple of days ago with Foxfire Palm Sunday on the left.
Luna Moth - May 22, 2017
Luna Moth - May 22, 2017
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