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Author Message   Treanna  Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 10:17 am:    Will they survive???? While on vacation...I saw Hostas in gardens and fell in love with them. I've never tried Hosta's before in our garden. Went to Greer Gardens in Eugene, Oregon and many Hosta's were in bloom. I was amazed how expensive they were. From $17.95 to $39.95 for one gallon plants. I thought that was way out of my pocket book and passed them up. Stopped at the Sonoma Horticultural Nursery in Sebastapol and "Polo" had only two varieties for sale even though he had many varieties planted in the ground. They were $5.25 for a gallon plant. "Polo" told me they were planted from seeds. What does that mean? Isn't everything planted from seeds? Anyway, I bought one because I loved the broad round leaf. "Polo" handed me another Hosta and said, "Here take this one too, it's a gift from me. And it has a tiny Japanese Maple & Sequoia Redwood tree growing in with the Hosta." WOW...what a treat and such a nice gift from Polo. Polo's wife then told me SNAILS love Hostas and to watch them carefully. Upon arriving home, DH took the tiny Japanese Maple and the Sequoia out of the Hosta pot and planted them in separate pots. He's in 7th heaven! LOL Well, now I'm not sure if I want to plant the Hostas in the ground or in pots if I need to watch them closely for snails. What can you Hosta lovers tell me and what type of soil do I plant them in? Would appreciate your input. Treanna - California, Zone "Changes with age"   Goswimmin  My Weather My Garden Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 06:58 pm:    What a pretty hosta. Do you have a name for it? i love the corrugated ripples in the leaf. I would plant them wherever they give you the most enjoyment and let you see them a lot. Mary Goswimmin - Georgia, Zone "7b"   Missgarden  My Garden Posted on Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 07:49 am:    I’ll bet that after adding these to your garden you’ll think "how did I ever manage without them" With a vast selection of leaf colors, textures and sizes they are a great addition to the garden. The flowers are an additional bonus. They are tough plants so don’t be afraid to plant them out in the garden right away. Shade to partial shade is recommended but a lot of them will fair well even in full sun. However, the color variegation might take on a different shade then you would like. As for your question, Hosta can be grown from seed or divided as the plant matures. Missgarden - Ontario, Zone "5b"   Zeddicus  Posted on Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 09:02 am:    Looks like Abiqua Drinking Gourd. Slow grower,large Hosta, white flowers. Zed Zeddicus - Ontario, Zone "5"   Beverly  My Weather Posted on Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 09:59 am:    Hi Treanna, My name is Beverly. I am new to Garden Buddies. I have two Hostas that I planted as bulbs last summer. One I planted in complete shade, the other in partial shade. So far, the on in partial shade is growing quicker and they survived the winter here last year. We had a very mild winter though, so I am thankful as they were so young. We have a park here that has a botanical display and they have many beautiful hostas in their gardens there. I am pretty sure that your hostas will be fine there if they can survive here. Beverly SW Missouri-USA Beverly - Missouri, Zone "?"

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