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Never had a seedling like this.

Posted: Jun 06, 2007 2:42 am
by malaprop
It's hard to believe this came from a single seed planted last Oct/Nov.

What started out as a green/white streak that sent up a scape, all new growth is cream/white streaked.

The two new eyes look they will be cream/white streak, and that the regular green and white eye will be gone.

I've never had a seedling do this--it's morphing before my eyes.

Posted: Jun 06, 2007 2:43 am
by malaprop
closeup......not the best...the only color is visible when it the leaf first unfurls---then it gets lighter.

Posted: Jun 06, 2007 6:18 am
by newtohosta-no more
How strange! It looks like two completely different hostas planted in one pot together! :o Very :cool: though. :wink:

Posted: Jun 06, 2007 7:58 am
by Lessadragon
Could there have been another seed that rode along with the seedling that maybe was a late riser? Two very cool seedlings though.

Lynn

Posted: Jun 06, 2007 8:37 am
by caliloo
That is crazy looking! Keep posting pictures as it grows.

Alexa

Posted: Jun 06, 2007 9:05 am
by DBoweMD
That is really interesting!

Posted: Jun 06, 2007 9:09 am
by wishiwere
Very interesting. You would think one with either of the green or white, but that difference is :cool: together! :D

Posted: Jun 06, 2007 10:16 am
by renaldo75
:cool: Looks like you should be calling that one 'Split Personality'. :wink:

Posted: Jun 06, 2007 11:50 am
by eastwood2007
renaldo75 wrote::cool: Looks like you should be calling that one 'Split Personality'. :wink:
That's an idea! Keep us posted; that is very interesting!

Posted: Jun 06, 2007 12:01 pm
by malaprop
At 12:00 is the green/white eye, and the two new pale eyes are at 9:00 & 11: 00 o'clock and are coming from the green/white eye as well!

It's one seed!

Posted: Jun 06, 2007 1:23 pm
by Diana
Very interesting! In that last close-up do I see some red and wavy petioles too? This hosta has it ALL!

Posted: Jun 06, 2007 1:53 pm
by malaprop
I think I read somewhere that the red petioles are at their best in the cool months, fading in the hot months--don't know if it's true or not. But the only only missing trait so far is rippled edge or of course puckering...... But it's on a genetic free-for-all right now....