I've seen enough pictures of HVX in Hosta 'Abby' now that I think it is possible that a large number of these plants were sold with HVX in 2005 and possibly this season. It showed up in a catalog from a grower in Holland as new for 2005 and is listed again for 2006, and they have been known to have imported a lot of infected plants starting at least in 2003 and getting worse every year.
So if you have purchased Hosta 'Abby' last year or this year take a very close look for Hosta Virus X symptoms. It appears in this plant as darker patches blending/bleeding into the pale margin and strange lighter patches blending into the darker portions. The leaf may also have a dull finish and may have some odd textures as well.
Thanks to Jen for sharing this picture.
HVX warning on Hosta 'Abby'
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