This midsized specimen selection has bright yellow leaves with a narrow bluegreen margin that streaks inward. On feb 21, 2009, sanannie from white lake, on zone 4b wrote. Mediumsized mound of foliage that emerges white, greens along the veins, finally becoming shiny green by midsummer. It is white when opening and changes in the following weeks to greenish white.
Both are variegated, but francees variegation is green and white. The descriptive format for each hosta in this encyclopedia is nearly identical to that of the hosta handbook. The hostalibrary is an independent resource not under. It is white when opening and changes in the following weeks to greenishwhite. White feather hosta bulbs also produce 20 inch high lavender flowers in the summer.
Hosta plants are valued mainly as foliage plants, although some growers enjoy the trumpetshaped flowers of frances williams. Were open for walkin traffic on thursdays, fridays and saturdays only thursday, april 18th to october, 9 am to 5 pm. White line fever takes you on a journey giving you some insight into the man that was ian lemmy kilmister, a fascinating sometimes veryfunny read that at times had me laughing out loud, if you ever wondered how legends are made this is the book for you. Lanceshaped creamy white leaves with a green margin, a interesting hybrid between beatrice and hadspen hawk. In spring the leaves emerge with a thick yellow margin that quickly turns pure white, with a beautiful frosty blue center. Petiole rot, caused by sclerotium rolfsii, forces hosta leaves to turn yellow, then brown, before wilting and collapsing. Plants form a sturdy mound of foliage, topped with lilylike blooms. A truly epic finale, and tribute, to lemmy from those who loved him best. This midsized specimen selection has bright yellow leaves with a narrow bluegreen margin. Foliarnematodes foliar nematodes aphelenchoides fragariae are microscopic roundworms 0. Chairs, tables, umbrellas and other furniture for garden 827 best grills. The author is the same who published the very popular hosta handbook which is out of print, but continues to be sought after by hosta collectors. Narrow, arching green leaves with a white border, interesting combination of variegated leaves and pure white flowers. The bluishgreen center is hemmed in by a jagged, greenishgold margin.
In cases of nematode attack, the microscopic worm feeds on the leaf tissues between the veins of mature leaves. With over 700 unique varieties, hosta fever has something for everyone. It has plenty of detail about the care and classification of hostas. A morning walk through my hosta garden by paul2032.
I ordered the empress wu hostas and they arrived in great shape. It is not accepted as a species by the world checklist of selected plant families as of august 2011, and has been relegated to cultivar status by schmid. Fransen hostas,hosta catalogue of hosta varieties with leaf color white leaves with a green margin. White line fever has been completely updated post lemmys untimely death in 2016, and offers all motoerhead fans who loved his music a sometimes hilarious, often outrageous, highly entertaining ride with the frontman of what was the loudest rock band in history. The leaf is cupped and seersuckered, with showy lines as well. The white feather hosta is a necessity for the hosta collector. White feather provides fragrant lavender flowers in midsummer. Buy fragrant hostas add fragrance to your hosta garden. I mistakenly wrote that about another grenfel hosta book, but this is the big cahoona of hosta books. Hosta undulata is a cultivar of the genus hosta, widely cultivated as ornamental plants in borders or as specimen plants. This is the most definitive work on hostas to date. Whitecentered leaves with wavy undulating green edges that grow in a mound less than 2 across. Plant profile for hosta white feather miniature hosta.
Hosta white feather hostas are one from the most popular and unique of perennials to shady areas, with hundreds of varieties. White centered leaves with a green margin that gets wider along the years. Royal standard, guacamole, stained glass, fried, blue angel, abiqua, fragrant bouquet, invincible, paradigm, so sweet. This hosta must be planted in the shade, as it does not tolerate direct sunlight. This one will tolerate some sun if given adequate moisture. Apr 01, 2004 this is the grenfell hosta book that i cannot live without. White line fever, a headbanging tour of the excesses of a man being true to his music and his pleasures, offers a sometimes hilarious, often outrageous, but always highly entertaining ride with the frontman of the loudest rock band in the world. Typical symptoms begin as yellow discoloration in late june, indicating that the nematodes are feeding. Foliar nematodes cause a pale yellow or tan stripe between leaf veins. This is the one that makes me happy and that i must have always in my house. These pests tend to attack lower leaves first and are most problematic in late summer.
Choose from hostas with large white fragrant flowers, stunning purple stripe flowers and more. White feather is a great hosta for lightening up shaded gardensor planted in containers. This is the grenfell hosta book that i cannot live without. The springplanted white feather hosta is a bit of a chameleon. Our fragrant hosta varieties tend to be some of the best looking hostas at the end of the growing season as they love the long hot summers. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading white line fever. Foliar nematodes a problem that is becoming more widespread every year. Id like to share a resource that is free for you to use to help you identify them. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Pauls glory will have a gold center later in the season. Plant profile for hosta june fever hosta perennial. Hostas will survive in deep shade, but prefer filtered sunlight. All white leaves on a hosta, a rarity in the plant world. Hosta hotspur variegated with white center foliage. The distinguished contributors to this book point out an abundance of virtues that make hostas some of the most valuable of garden plants.
A white, cottony growth will develop at the base of the infected hosta and in the surrounding soil. Most gardeners are more interested, however, in the thick, variegated leaf of the plant. This miniature selection has unusual pointed ivorycream leaves when they first emerge, later developing green stripes. In the north, this problem is visible in the early spring because water has sat on the hosta crown during the winter and the plant fails to start growing. After years of notorious excess, his blood would kill another hum.
Hosta are a species of lowgrowing ornamental plant that are distantly related to lilies. Later the affected areas develop into chocolate brown streaks, islands or wedges bordered by veins. Be the envy of your gardening friends and neighbors with this new and unique white feather hosta. Find out more about the ihs and benefits of membership. Judy burns, from the georgia hosta society, sends this note. The hostalibrary is an independent resource not under control of.
Zilis is a large 1125 page hardbound encyclopedia featuring over 7400 hosta descriptions, az. The genus is dealt with in a larger context of developing an. Photos are submitted by numerous contributors and generally are accurate representations of the cultivar. The hosta book second edition, paul aden, 1988, 1990. Performs best when grown in part shade, grows well in moist well draining soil. Let us show it to you and tell you why should consider planting it in your garden. The hostalibrary is the largest and most comprehensive information resource for the genus hosta. Join us in our shipping yard as we get ready to send out some hosta june fever to garden centers in our region. Although hosta plants do produce tiny flowers on stalks, they are chiefly grown for their leaves. Hostas come in a variety of leaf sizes, shapes and colors. May 17, 2018 join us in our shipping yard as we get ready to send out some hosta june fever to garden centers in our region.
Do not confuse frances williams hosta with the similarsounding francee. Hosta leaf nematodes hosta leaf nematodes are microscopic roundworms that live, feed and reproduce inside the tender tissue of hosta leaves. The hosta book is full of good basic information, but skip it if you want to know about newer cultivars and enjoy lots of pretty pictures. At the hosta show last weekend i had a number of folks tell me that they would like to enter their hosta in the show, if only they knew the names. It features photos of thousands of hosta cultivars and much other information. Hosta white line fever is a medium hosta that has flowers and grows in half shadeshade. White line fever is the 2002 autobiography of lemmy ian fraser kilmister, the founder of motorhead editions. The autobiography kindle edition by garza, janiss, lemmy, garza, janiss. Jun 02, 2003 white line fever takes you on a journey giving you some insight into the man that was ian lemmy kilmister, a fascinating sometimes veryfunny read that at times had me laughing out loud, if you ever wondered how legends are made this is the book for you. I dont have shade where i would like to plant this, but the temperature rarely gets above 75 and the ground gets full of moisture each night with the dew reaching 2nd story windows. The leaves are fairly limp, and burn in too much sun. As the season progresses, the foliage turns to light green with creamy highlights.
In spring the leaves emerge with a thick yellow margin that quickly turns pure white, with a beautiful frosty blue. On jun 6, 2006, grannymarsh from marquette, mi zone 5a wrote. You will be amazed at the creamy white early season foliage from this introduction from holland. Membership to the indianapolis hosta society is open to all who support the mission of the society. Hosta are among the most popular of perennials for shady areas, with hundreds of varieties now readily available. Carolyns shade gardens has been selected as one of the 120 must visit destination gardens and nurseries in the northeast united states in the wonderful guidebook the garden tourist by jana milbocker. Please send us a message and well get back to you, asap. For the northern states, the fragrant hostas tend to perform better in the sun than other types. If white spots appear on a hosta plants foliage, it is a sign that the plant is struggling with a disease or with a pest infestation. Besides a large number of our own hostas that have been introduced in the past we offer you the newest worldwide hosta introductions. Plants form sturdy mounds of foliage, topped with lilylike blooms. Lavender, funnelshaped flowers open above the foliage in midsummer.
Causes of white spots on hosta plants home guides sf gate. A musthave for the shade garden, this unique hostas leaves open white and change to greenwhite. It looks and reads like something out of the 1950s or 60s. This book is a great resource for those of us who love to visit gardens as it covers maine through pennsylvania with detailed information on each entry, including photos, suggested daily. See more ideas about hosta varieties, hosta gardens and hosta plants. This perennial starts out with brilliant white leaves, and as it matures, it transforms into a creamy green. Fransen hostas is a family operated nursery with many years of experience in growing and introducing hostas.
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