Hosta of the Day - Almost

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Hosta of the Day - Almost

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Almost is a Cinnamon Sticks seedling from Art Wrede. It has red coloring far up into the leaf on the front and back.

Registry - http://www.hostaregistrar.org/detail.ph ... ety=Almost
MyHostas - http://myhostas.be/db/view/Almost
Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/a/almost.html

I bought my first Almost from Art at his Azalea Patch Nursery back in 2010. The plant grew well until it was attacked by roots from a nearby holly bush. You can see the bush in some of the following photos. I thought it far enough away from the holly but sadly my mistake. I hope the plant can recover in the 2015 season. I have a few others - one in the ground, in a trough and a pot.

Here is Almost in the 2011 season.
Almost - August 22, 2011
Almost - August 22, 2011
Almost - August 31, 2011
Almost - August 31, 2011
Almost - September 5, 2011
Almost - September 5, 2011
Almost - September 5, 2011
Almost - September 5, 2011
Almost - September 14, 2011
Almost - September 14, 2011
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Re: Hosta of the Day - Almost

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Almost during the 2012 season

Very early in the season
Almost - April 6, 2012
Almost - April 6, 2012
Almost - April 6, 2012
Almost - April 6, 2012
This is actually a second one I have in the ground. I can tell because that is H. Tatsumaki on the right and no sign of the "killer" holly.
Almost - April 25, 2012
Almost - April 25, 2012
Almost - April 25, 2012
Almost - April 25, 2012
This is my first one again.
Almost - April 27, 2012
Almost - April 27, 2012
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Re: Hosta of the Day - Almost

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And more from early in the 2012 season
Almost - April 27, 2012
Almost - April 27, 2012
Almost - May 10, 2012
Almost - May 10, 2012
And later in the season
Almost - July 3, 2012
Almost - July 3, 2012
Almost - September 3, 2012
Almost - September 3, 2012
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And the last few from late in the 2012 season
Almost - September 4, 2012
Almost - September 4, 2012
Almost - September 4, 2012
Almost - September 4, 2012
And now going into the 2013 season
In these photos the plant looks great. The holly had been removed but the plant didn't come back very well in 2014.
Almost - May 2, 2013
Almost - May 2, 2013
Almost - May 16, 2013
Almost - May 16, 2013
Almost - May 26, 2013
Almost - May 26, 2013
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Last few photos for late 2013
Almost - September 5, 2013
Almost - September 5, 2013
Almost - September 5, 2013
Almost - September 5, 2013
And a couple from 2014
This one showing the colorful bract
Almost - August 24, 2014
Almost - August 24, 2014
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And this last photo stumped me. The flower seems wrong - too much white on the petals.
This is from a potted Almost so it could be a normal variation but it could be one of Art's seedlings from Almost. The plant looks like Almost but I didn't bother to get photos. I'll have to pay more attention to it next season.
Almost - September 2, 2014
Almost - September 2, 2014
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One of my Almost this season in a trough. It's way ahead of its "buddies" in that trough which are Chop Sticks and Grape Fizz.
Almost - April 22, 2016
Almost - April 22, 2016
Almost - April 22, 2016
Almost - April 22, 2016
Almost - April 22, 2016
Almost - April 22, 2016
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I put this Almost in a basket last season to keep the roots safe. This one had been my best one but it keeps having problems. It's the one at the top of the topic.
Almost - May 26, 2016
Almost - May 26, 2016
Almost - May 26, 2016
Almost - May 26, 2016
Almost - May 26, 2016
Almost - May 26, 2016
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Re: Hosta of the Day - Almost

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Almost - growing in a pot in shade has the best color. I have one in a trough in sun that is lighter. I also have one in the ground that is barely alive - it never came back properly after the roots were invaded by an aggressive bush.
Almost - May 11, 2018
Almost - May 11, 2018
Almost - May 11, 2018
Almost - May 11, 2018
Almost - May 11, 2018
Almost - May 11, 2018
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