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Dark-flowered hostas

Posted: Sep 22, 2018 1:08 pm
by Pieter
Over the flowering season I've made an effort to take pictures of the darker flowered varieties I have in my garden. I laid them out on a backer board that has a nice, neutral colour and put them under cover in my potting shed out of direct sun so I could replicate the set-up over several days and weeks and be confident in getting results where the background was not going the influence the colour perception. Here are some of the results. The reference to 'Clausie' is a flower from a cross of clausa var normalis and sieboldii 'Alba'.
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Re: Dark-flowered hostas

Posted: Sep 27, 2018 6:01 pm
by redcrx
Your clausa is a lot different than mine. And more interesting with the two tones.

Nice array.

Re: Dark-flowered hostas

Posted: Sep 27, 2018 6:34 pm
by redcrx
Here are a few I had in my garden this season.
Miss Selene - a seedling from Art Wrede from Miss Angie.
Miss Selene - July 7, 2018
Miss Selene - July 7, 2018
Seems similar to Miss Selene. A 2016 self cross of red flowered Dostoyevsky
Dostoyevsky X Dostoyevsky - September 27, 2018
Dostoyevsky X Dostoyevsky - September 27, 2018
No transparent edge on this one. A 2016 cross of Redback Tavern with First Blush.
Redback Tavern X First Blush - August 5, 2018
Redback Tavern X First Blush - August 5, 2018

Re: Dark-flowered hostas

Posted: Sep 30, 2018 8:27 pm
by Chris_W
Those are great comparisons. Do you have any comparisons to the ventricosa related flowers? Those are some of my darkest purples. Wish I had some of the red flowerings hostas but have never come across those personally.

Re: Dark-flowered hostas

Posted: Sep 30, 2018 8:33 pm
by redcrx
I was going to do a spread on rectifolia but I'll hunt for ventricosa and Holly's something relative. And a point of interest for me - the reds are hard to keep alive.

Re: Dark-flowered hostas

Posted: Oct 01, 2018 7:32 am
by redcrx
ventricosa related - these have been a lot darker in previous years.
ventricosa - July 7, 2018
ventricosa - July 7, 2018
Holly's Dazzler July 11, 2018
Holly's Dazzler July 11, 2018
Holly's Piecrust July 3, 2018
Holly's Piecrust July 3, 2018

Re: Dark-flowered hostas

Posted: Oct 01, 2018 1:00 pm
by redcrx
I will get to the rectifolia spreads in a while. For the moment here is a group of Katsuragawa Beni hybrids - when I saw a flower on Red Alert today I got interested.

Red Alert
Red Alert - October 1, 2018
Red Alert - October 1, 2018
Miss Ruby - This is from Art Wrede's work. I have a note "TO" on it which stands for "The Other". This Miss Ruby always seemed a little different.
Miss Ruby - September 25, 2018
Miss Ruby - September 25, 2018
Miss Jody's Special - One of Art Wrede's plants.
Miss Jody's Special - September 25, 2018
Miss Jody's Special - September 25, 2018
Maryland Longhorns - An Art Wrede plant I gave a name to.
Maryland Longhorns - August 29, 2018
Maryland Longhorns - August 29, 2018
Another Art Wrede plant - he was doing a lot of work using Katsuragawa Beni for it "red" potential.
unnamed KB seedling from Art Wrede's work - September 26, 2018
unnamed KB seedling from Art Wrede's work - September 26, 2018

Re: Dark-flowered hostas

Posted: Oct 01, 2018 9:44 pm
by redcrx
Rectifolia group: Aomori type

Aomori Gold Star
Aomori Gold Star - July 26, 2018
Aomori Gold Star - July 26, 2018
Aomori Gold Star
Aomori Gold Star - July 31, 2018
Aomori Gold Star - July 31, 2018
Aomori Setting Sun
Aomori Setting Sun - August 18, 2018
Aomori Setting Sun - August 18, 2018
A couple of plain green plant volunteers in that area.
plain green plant volunteer - July 31, 2018
plain green plant volunteer - July 31, 2018
plain green plant volunteer - August 8, 2018
plain green plant volunteer - August 8, 2018

Re: Dark-flowered hostas

Posted: Oct 01, 2018 9:50 pm
by redcrx
Some small sized rectifolia - rectifolia 'Chionea' & rectifolia 'Nishiki'
rectifolia 'Chionea' - July 31, 2018
rectifolia 'Chionea' - July 31, 2018
rectifolia 'Chionea' - August 8, 2018
rectifolia 'Chionea' - August 8, 2018
rectifolia 'Nishiki' - July 31, 2018
rectifolia 'Nishiki' - July 31, 2018
rectifolia 'Nishiki' - August 8, 2018
rectifolia 'Nishiki' - August 8, 2018

Re: Dark-flowered hostas

Posted: Oct 01, 2018 10:01 pm
by redcrx
Volunteers in my back yard that I think are from seeds washed down from my rectifolia area.
Some even have garden names. There are two pages showing flowers from the same plant just different dates.

This first one shows some variation in color intensity.
July 21, 2018
July 21, 2018
July 21, 2018
July 21, 2018
July 26, 2018
July 26, 2018
Black Bart - first of the "named" ones. Notice the change in anther color - a lot darker.
Black Bart - August 3, 2018
Black Bart - August 3, 2018
Black Bart - August 3, 2018
Black Bart - August 3, 2018

Re: Dark-flowered hostas

Posted: Oct 01, 2018 10:13 pm
by redcrx
More volunteers in my back yard that I think are from seeds washed down from my rectifolia area.

Bri-Sun's Other Buddy - it's growing next to my yellow hosta Bri-Sun and will have to be moved. It's a good sized plant with a lot of scapes.
Bri-Sun's Other Buddy - July 26, 2018
Bri-Sun's Other Buddy - July 26, 2018
Longfellow - this is a small plant so far but it flowers are a different shape - more pointed petals. The flower itself is much longer than the others in this group. Again notice the difference in anther color - this one is dark while the one above is light.
This is showing the same flower from different angles.
Longfellow - July 28,2018
Longfellow - July 28,2018
Longfellow - July 28,2018
Longfellow - July 28,2018
Longfellow - July 28,2018
Longfellow - July 28,2018

Re: Dark-flowered hostas

Posted: Oct 01, 2018 10:52 pm
by Pieter
Thanks for all the additions, Ed!

Re: Dark-flowered hostas

Posted: Oct 02, 2018 4:29 am
by redcrx
Kogashiyama Fukurin popped-up as part of this topic this morning. (Don't worry - I will get back to rectifolia in a bit.)
This is a small plant with a thin white edge. This season it seems to always be in flower with 3 feet long scapes that are now covered in pods and with a fresh scape starting up.
Kogashiyama Fukurin - June 24, 2018
Kogashiyama Fukurin - June 24, 2018
Kogashiyama Fukurin - July 31, 2018
Kogashiyama Fukurin - July 31, 2018
Kogashiyama Fukurin - August 5, 2018
Kogashiyama Fukurin - August 5, 2018
Kogashiyama Fukurin - August 18, 2018
Kogashiyama Fukurin - August 18, 2018
Kogashiyama Fukurin - September 8, 2018
Kogashiyama Fukurin - September 8, 2018

Re: Dark-flowered hostas

Posted: Oct 02, 2018 11:03 pm
by redcrx
Back to what I think are rectifolia volunteers. This is a group of four plants that are getting big and the scapes are large some over 6 feet. It started out as a group of 3 but one put out a streaked sport so I cut out the green hunk and moved it. My labeling is simple "FLW" for Front Lawn Weedling and then a number/letter label - V-1, V-2, V-3 (streaker) and V-3A. Here are V-1 and V-2. V-2 has a white back and frosted scape. V-1 is putting up an October scape.

FLW V-1
FLW V-1 - July 17, 2018
FLW V-1 - July 17, 2018
FLW V-1 - July 18, 2018
FLW V-1 - July 18, 2018
FLW V-2
FLW V-2 - July 18, 2018
FLW V-2 - July 18, 2018
FLW V-2 - August 5, 2018
FLW V-2 - August 5, 2018
FLW V-2 - August 21, 2018
FLW V-2 - August 21, 2018

Re: Dark-flowered hostas

Posted: Oct 02, 2018 11:08 pm
by redcrx
Here is FLW V-3 and V-3A.

FLW V-3
FLW V-3 - July 21, 2018
FLW V-3 - July 21, 2018
FLW V-3 - July 24, 2018
FLW V-3 - July 24, 2018
FLW V-3 - August 5, 2018
FLW V-3 - August 5, 2018
FLW V-3A
FLW V-3A - July 17, 2018
FLW V-3A - July 17, 2018
FLW V-3A - August 18, 2018
FLW V-3A - August 18, 2018

Re: Dark-flowered hostas

Posted: Oct 03, 2018 6:44 pm
by redcrx
Here is FLW V-1 today with its late flower scape. I didn't realize it was "frosted".
There is another small/young "volunteeer" under this plant - V-1A. It's getting crowded in this space - I moved Deliverance out of this area,this season, because Lacy Belle, just to the left of this plant is getting really big. I could always remove more lawn.
FLW V-1 - October 3, 2018
FLW V-1 - October 3, 2018
FLW V-1 - October 3, 2018
FLW V-1 - October 3, 2018
FLW V-1 - October 3, 2018
FLW V-1 - October 3, 2018
FLW V-1 - October 3, 2018
FLW V-1 - October 3, 2018
FLW V-1 - October 3, 2018
FLW V-1 - October 3, 2018

Re: Dark-flowered hostas

Posted: Oct 03, 2018 6:58 pm
by redcrx
Another set of what I think are rectifolia types but these are smaller plants. They are in the same "Front Lawn Garden" as the previous few pages but they are on the other side edge.

First photo is FLW V-4 from last season when it first had flowers.
FLW V-4 - August 10, 2017
FLW V-4 - August 10, 2017
FLW V-4 this season - interesting differences in the look of the flower.
FLW V-4 - August 19, 2017
FLW V-4 - August 19, 2017
The next two are growing under rectifolia 'Kinbuchi Tachi'. There are a couple of other little ones buried under it.
FLW V-5
FLW V-5 - August 10, 2017
FLW V-5 - August 10, 2017
FLW V-6
FLW V-6 - August 19, 2017
FLW V-6 - August 19, 2017

Re: Dark-flowered hostas

Posted: Oct 08, 2018 5:09 am
by redcrx
Some random "odds and ends" for this topic.

Austin Dickinson - this late scape has darker flowers
Austin Dickinson - October 3, 2018
Austin Dickinson - October 3, 2018
clausa normalis 'Jilin' and a Ginko Graig sport that looks like Green Smash
clausa & Green Smash a Ginko Craig sport - July 27, 2018
clausa & Green Smash a Ginko Craig sport - July 27, 2018
Ginko Graig
Ginko Craig - July
Ginko Craig - July
Kinbuchi Tachi
Kinbuchi Tachi - August 18, 2018
Kinbuchi Tachi - August 18, 2018
Lemon Frost
Lemon Frost - October 3, 2018
Lemon Frost - October 3, 2018

Re: Dark-flowered hostas

Posted: Oct 08, 2018 5:23 am
by redcrx
The last that I can find.

tibae
tibae - September 18, 2018
tibae - September 18, 2018
Violetta
Violetta - August 20, 2018
Violetta - August 20, 2018
One Man's Treasure and an unnamed seedling from Art Wrede that I have named Miss Lois Lane
OMT & Miss Lois Lane
OMT & Miss Lois Lane
A rectifolia "volunteer" I potted a few years ago - first flowers that I have seen.
weedling rectifolia potted 16
weedling rectifolia potted 16
Xiangliu - one of my "volunteers"
Xiangliu - September 17, 2018
Xiangliu - September 17, 2018

Re: Dark-flowered hostas

Posted: Oct 11, 2018 11:12 am
by kHT
Thank you, Ed, for this comparison post. Love the darker colored bloomers too!!