And these people were proud

LucyGoose · Post by **LucyGoose** » Jul 30, 2006 9:59 pm

of their bed with about 6-8 of these in it.....Pat and I couldn't talk any sence into them about getting rid of these.....They have that hosta Break Dance all nicely labled right up in front of their little cottage in a big whiskey barrel.....They KNOW it is virised and think it is PRETTY!!

.....Plus they think it is okay if they keep it CONTAINED........

.....But I think I saw the virus in some potted hosta's. Pretty sure!! We told them to go here or the HL.....This is a business, too....

Patrushka · Post by **Patrushka** » Jul 30, 2006 10:07 pm

Here's my pic from two days before of a so-called sport of August Moon.

LucyGoose · Post by **LucyGoose** » Jul 30, 2006 10:44 pm

That was in a different bed that the two picture's I took....Pretty contained, huh??

bengal · Post by **bengal** » Jul 30, 2006 11:53 pm

Those things give me the willies!

newtohosta-no more · Post by **newtohosta-no more** » Jul 31, 2006 8:53 am

All I can say is what I told you on the phone ,LG. I tell nursery owners that since I am a hosta collector (but not an expert by any means) that I and other collectors like me would NEVER buy any hosta from a business that has something like that in their gardens! We have no idea how they handle their plants...whether they are for sale or just for display. They might snip scapes off the infected ones on display and then use the same tools, without proper cleaning, on their nursery stock. And that gardeners DO spread the word around as to what nurseries to avoid and what ones to frequent. In other words, they are taking a chance of losing business just from having and displaying those infected plants. And if any of them are offering infected plants for sale and the owner gives you the brush off, you can always report them to the Dept. of Agriculture in your state. I hope anyone who is in LG's area will PM her and ask the name of the nursery....then go visit them yourselves and voice the same concerns to the owners. Make sure they know you are walking away without making a purchase because of what you have seen there! Customer complaints and the loss of a potential customer ($$$) may convince them to dispose of these plants.

Patrushka · Post by **Patrushka** » Jul 31, 2006 4:40 pm

It seems that the President of The American Hemerocallis Society (Former President of The American Hosta Society) told them that if they keep them isolated or contained they should not have a problem with spreading the virus.

newtohosta-no more · Post by **newtohosta-no more** » Aug 01, 2006 6:28 am

Wonder what the current president of the Amer. Hosta Society would tell them????

wishiwere · Post by **wishiwere** » Aug 08, 2006 2:32 pm

Man that is so sad! Are you saying these people were a garden center? not just someone in a building that hosta in their gardens? Really sad!

John · Post by **John** » Aug 08, 2006 9:51 pm

I wonder how one person could make it to President of both Hosta and Hemerocallis Societies? It would seem one would need to be totally focused on a single Genus of choice... Is it possible there was some confusion as initials are the same (AHS)?

Patrushka · Post by **Patrushka** » Aug 08, 2006 10:11 pm

Joan, I hope she would tell them to destroy the plants. I finally found some information about HVX on the AHS web site. I was beginning to wonder if there was any info about it there. You have to move your mouse over to "About Hosta", then "FAQ", then "Pests and Diseases" and click on it. Then scroll down to "Diseases" and click on "Viruses".

Jane, It's a daylily farm.

John, There is no confusion. The current American Hemerocallis Society President is a former American Hosta Society President.

ademink · Post by **ademink** » May 06, 2007 11:57 pm

Just FYI, they are no longer selling hostas.

renaldo75 · Post by **renaldo75** » May 07, 2007 10:01 am

I think I would have been telling them what Joan does. And suggesting as tactfully as possible that even though the former AHS president told them what he/she did, that new information has been discovered since that contradicts what they were told, and that they should be doing their utmost to find all the current information available as well as destroying all of the plants they have that are affected. And it sounds like a LOT are.

Patrushka · Post by **Patrushka** » May 07, 2007 5:35 pm

Andrea, I don't think we are talking about the same place. I suspect that you are referring to the place in Noblesville, IN. That is where they got their Break Dance from. This place is in Renssalaer, IN.

Reldon, I believe we did tell them the latest information. I just don't think it's what they wanted to hear. I have never bought a hosta there and I never will. If I remember correctly, they told us that they buy their hosta stock and don't propagate their own plants.

renaldo75 · Post by **renaldo75** » May 07, 2007 6:26 pm

Send in the men in suits with flame throwers!!

QUARANTINE!! QUARANTINE!! QUARANTINE!!

ademink · Post by **ademink** » May 07, 2007 6:39 pm

Ahh, sorry. I was talking about Willow Veil Daylily and Hosta Garden in Cicero.