Hosta of the Day #2 - Lemon Juice

redcrx · Post by **redcrx** » Aug 22, 2018 1:00 pm

Lemon Juice is a Striptease sport from Gerard Heemskerk. A couple of the descriptions mention tetraploid.

Hosta Registry - not registered
MyHostas Database - http://myhostas.be/db/hostas/Lemon+Juice
Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/l/lemonjuice.html

This plant is new in my garden. At first glance it looks like another white-centered sport of Striptease but I think it has too much yellowish color in the center. I haven't grown it through a season yet but I think it will look more like My Passion.

: Lemon Juice - July 20, 2018

: Lemon Juice - July 20, 2018

Post by **Chris_W** » Aug 22, 2018 6:41 pm

Be watchful on this one for HVX. Lemon Juice is a Dutch import that has been found with HVX in the past.

redcrx · Post by **redcrx** » Aug 22, 2018 8:51 pm

I have one test strip left from some testing I did earlier in the season. Should I test it now if it's not showing any symptoms?

Post by **Chris_W** » Aug 22, 2018 9:27 pm

Depends on how long you've had it. If you've had it all summer then it should still work, but waiting until next spring might be better. Sometimes it takes a full year for the concentration to build enough for a positive test.