Don Q

Seedseller1 · Post by **Seedseller1** » Jul 23, 2007 10:32 pm

I've had this one for several years, in fact I've got a couple. One of them is sending a scape again but I've never gotten a seed pod from it. Can anybody tell me what to cross it with or has anybody had any luck using it as a pod parent? It seems to be a very stable streaker here, but I've never gotten a pod from it. Help me please!!!! (or can anybody tell me of any offspring/crosses that it has made?)

Roxanne · Post by **Roxanne** » Jul 23, 2007 10:43 pm

Cripes Mike I am no help. Mine has never been intentially pollinated, and has never set any seed. Ever. Love how shiny the leaves are, anyway.

Jamie · Post by **Jamie** » Jul 23, 2007 11:24 pm

I'm in the same boat as Roxanne. Let us know if you find something that works.. I think Nelly Grey may be a hybrid.

DBoweMD · Post by **DBoweMD** » Jul 24, 2007 10:24 am

I have the white edged version Don Stevens, and it has never set seed O.P., so I have not even looked for Don Q. I'm curious if anyone has had luck also

Post by **Chris_W** » Jul 24, 2007 10:37 am

Mine has never flowered

MrHeinz77 · Post by **MrHeinz77** » Jul 24, 2007 10:41 am

Josh and I got a few OP pods last year but nothing germinated. We did have germination problems though.

Somebody recommended putting a little bone meal in the soil less seed starter. The pots without the bone meal germinated better. I won't be doing that again.
Jim

DBoweMD · Post by **DBoweMD** » Jul 24, 2007 10:45 am

I had trouble with germination in many of trays, and I also used some bone meal in some, first time this year. Unfortunately I don't know which ones. I liked it when potting up the seedlings in past years.

druff · Post by **druff** » Jul 24, 2007 11:01 am

i can't vouch for its authenticity. but i have a tc streaked don stevens. and it is incredibly fertile.

doug

pepper1 · Post by **pepper1** » Jul 24, 2007 12:10 pm

I have tried for several years to produce seed on DQ, and have not had a single pod set from crosses or o.p. I remember when I bought mine from Greg Johnson he said that it was a tough one to get crosses to take on, but that it was worth trying as it could produce some interesting progeny.

I posted something on the Garden Web hosta forum 2 or 3 years ago regarding seed set on DQ and it seemed like there were folks (mostly in the eastern U.S. it seemed) who had good luck with DQ as a parent, while many in the midwest had poor luck.

Gary

addieotto · Post by **addieotto** » Jul 24, 2007 9:43 pm

I am patiently waiting for mine to flower. It's new for me this year.

Lucky me if I picked a dud for doing the hybridizing thang.

Either way, as long as it flowers, I'll give it a shot. I'm on the east coast so maybe I gotta shot.

Sue

Justaysam · Post by **Justaysam** » Jul 26, 2007 5:40 pm

I've had pods set on it, but I beleive they were white and the seed never germinated

thehostagourmet · Post by **thehostagourmet** » Dec 03, 2007 9:36 am

The only useful Don Q is the rum!

My Don Q Hosta never set seed, so I traded it away several years ago. Some people just like streakers.

George