Hosta of the Day #4 - Hyuga Urajiro
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Hosta of the Day #4 - Hyuga Urajiro
Hyuga Urajiro is a small thin leafed hosta with white backed leaves and yellow streaks that fade. It is a kikutii type.
The Hostapedia notes there is a problem using this name for this hosta - the name implies a plain green hosta H. kikutii leuconata and not this yellow streaked version.
Hosta Registry - not registered
MyHostas - http://myhostas.be/db/hostas/Hyuga+Urajiro
Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/h/hyugaurajiro.html
There is a second reference in the Hosta Library with the name reversed
Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/u/urajirohyuga.html
This is one of my oldest plants. I planted it in 2008 in a raised bed. It has never gotten very big - probably not enough sun.
In the 2014 I picked up two more - a good sized one and one version that may be a miniature.
Here it is in 2008. And here it is early in 2010. And here it is late in 2011 with flowers.
The Hostapedia notes there is a problem using this name for this hosta - the name implies a plain green hosta H. kikutii leuconata and not this yellow streaked version.
Hosta Registry - not registered
MyHostas - http://myhostas.be/db/hostas/Hyuga+Urajiro
Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/h/hyugaurajiro.html
There is a second reference in the Hosta Library with the name reversed
Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/u/urajirohyuga.html
This is one of my oldest plants. I planted it in 2008 in a raised bed. It has never gotten very big - probably not enough sun.
In the 2014 I picked up two more - a good sized one and one version that may be a miniature.
Here it is in 2008. And here it is early in 2010. And here it is late in 2011 with flowers.
Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ
Mockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.
Mockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.
Re: Hosta of the Day #4 - Hyuga Urajiro
Hyuga Urajiro early in the 2012 season
And late
And late
Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ
Mockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.
Mockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.
Re: Hosta of the Day #4 - Hyuga Urajiro
Hyuga Urajiro in the 2013 season
Late in the season with two scapes
Late in the season with two scapes
Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ
Mockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.
Mockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.
Re: Hosta of the Day #4 - Hyuga Urajiro
In the 2014 season I didn't get any good photos of the one I have been showing but I did pick-up a bigger one that I kept in a pot.
Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ
Mockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.
Mockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.
Re: Hosta of the Day #4 - Hyuga Urajiro
In 2014 I also picked up my third Hyuga Urajiro. This one has "tiny" leaves.
Showing the white back Very late in the season
Showing the white back Very late in the season
Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ
Mockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.
Mockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.
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Re: Hosta of the Day #4 - Hyuga Urajiro
That tiny one is interesting. Ours has always grown well. One pic is on the rotating slide show on the home page of http://delvalhosta.org (I can't link just the picture.)
By coincidence, I just cleaned about 100 OP seeds from ours and will be interested to see if I get anything interesting.
David
By coincidence, I just cleaned about 100 OP seeds from ours and will be interested to see if I get anything interesting.
David
Re: Hosta of the Day #4 - Hyuga Urajiro
Best color this time of year.
And the potted one.
Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ
Mockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.
Mockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.
Re: Hosta of the Day #4 - Hyuga Urajiro
Did you get anything interesting from the seeds, David? Ed, have you gotten any seeds, and grown seedlings from yours?
Re: Hosta of the Day #4 - Hyuga Urajiro
I didn't get any pods.
Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ
Mockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.
Mockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.
Re: Hosta of the Day #4 - Hyuga Urajiro
My oldest one is in flower.
Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ
Mockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.
Mockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.
Re: Hosta of the Day #4 - Hyuga Urajiro
I put one of these into my new garden. It got a little sun burnt but is flowering.
Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ
Mockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.
Mockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.
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Re: Hosta of the Day #4 - Hyuga Urajiro
For the record, I collected pods from ours and cleaned the tiny seeds. No germination, though. I did use some pollen in crossing with Lightning Flash, I think.