Hosta of the Day - Lightning Flash

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Hosta of the Day - Lightning Flash

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Lightning Flash is an interesting small hosta with grayish rippled leaves that have some light streaky highlights.

Hosta Registry - http://www.hostaregistrar.org/detail.ph ... ng%20Flash
MyHostas Database - http://www.myhostas.be/db/hostas/Lightning+Flash
Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/l/lightningflash.html

This is my second season with this hosta. It's planted in my "New Garden" and gets a good deal of sun.
Lightning Flash - May 2, 2016
Lightning Flash - May 2, 2016
Lightning Flash - May 2, 2016
Lightning Flash - May 2, 2016
And some photos from last season:
Lightning Flash - June 23, 2015
Lightning Flash - June 23, 2015
Lightning Flash - July 21, 2015
Lightning Flash - July 21, 2015
Lightning Flash - July 22, 2015
Lightning Flash - July 22, 2015
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Re: Hosta of the Day - Lightning Flash

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Ed,

I got this from Bob last year as well, and did some crosses (but didn't record who the pollen donors were, although I did remove the stamens on the flower I crossed to). Here is a pic of the best of the babies. The two cups on the left are from one pod and the two on the right from another pod; the ones on the left clearly show whiter variegation while the ones on the right are creamy/yellow. The one at lower right is nice, but unfortunately not the leaf shape I was looking for! (I'm hoping for narrow leaves with variegation, with some blue as well.)
Lightning Flash seedlings.jpg
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Lightning Flash today - that's Galaxy in the background on most of these photos.
Lightning Flash - July 19, 2017
Lightning Flash - July 19, 2017
Lightning Flash - July 19, 2017
Lightning Flash - July 19, 2017
Lightning Flash - July 19, 2017
Lightning Flash - July 19, 2017
Lightning Flash - July 19, 2017
Lightning Flash - July 19, 2017
Lightning Flash - July 19, 2017
Lightning Flash - July 19, 2017
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Lightning Flash today.
Lightning Flash - May 3, 2017
Lightning Flash - May 3, 2017
Lightning Flash - May 3, 2017
Lightning Flash - May 3, 2017
Lightning Flash - May 3, 2017
Lightning Flash - May 3, 2017
Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ
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