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What do ya think? Virous or no?

Posted: Feb 15, 2005 10:54 pm
by Roxanne
Hi All! I just went to ebay tonight for the first time since last fall (ebay concerning Hosta, that is :lol: )
There was a plant on there called Pamela Ann, new intro for this year, 2005 registration pending. The auction ends in 10 hrs. from now, so I snagged the pic to post here for those of you who would miss it. Do you think it looks like a viroused plant, or not? Says it's a sport of Birchwood Parky's Gold.

Posted: Feb 15, 2005 10:55 pm
by impatience
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: Most definitely virused!!!!!!!!!

Posted: Feb 15, 2005 11:10 pm
by Roxanne
I should probably add the description, part of: "exciting sport of BPG", " Leaves are adorned with blue type spots from spring till frost"

Posted: Feb 15, 2005 11:10 pm
by putnamgardens
I swear the same seller used to market that photo for H. Freckles and made a small killing. I wouldn't touch that plant with a ten foot plant polk. Way to call it Rox. Later, Lovel, Lisa

Posted: Feb 15, 2005 11:33 pm
by leafmould
:x I don't think I'd want it Roxanne :???: ask them if it was tested by Lochart ? I would be more interested in that hosta in the pot to the left :cool:
Here is a S&S with a similar colour X :x X :x X :x

Posted: Feb 16, 2005 10:19 pm
by doublemom2
Birchwood Parky's Gold is one of the more notorious hostas for having a virus... I saw my first virused BPG 3-4 years ago in a local nursery and told them it was virused, but they refused to pull it off the shelf. Haven't been back to that nursery since... :(

Andi

Posted: Feb 16, 2005 11:14 pm
by Chris_W
Yup, Birchwood Parky's Gold was one of the first to have the virus here in the US, and that's what is wrong with these plants. The very first virused plant I ever saw was from BPG, and looked identical to this. That was about 5 years ago.

Sure hope we can educate people about these unscrupulous sellers...

Posted: Feb 16, 2005 11:30 pm
by jgh
walks like a duck, quacks like a duck...