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Author Message   Skeeter  Posted on Monday, March 05, 2007 - 12:09 pm EST :    can anyone tell me which large hostas have the shortest flower stalks? mine seem to all be at least 3 feet tall. was wonderng if any hosta has noticeably short flower stalks. Skeeter - Sask, Zone "3b"   Ej  My Favorite Photo My Weather My Garden My Time Posted on Tuesday, March 06, 2007 - 09:12 pm EST :    I have a giant blue hosta with very short stalks. Maybe the snails. Ej So.Cal. Zone 10a   Skeeter  Posted on Wednesday, March 07, 2007 - 11:09 am EST :    Thanks EJ, but i was hoping to find a hosta that has naturally short stalks(not helped along by hungry snails). Skeeter - Sask, Zone "3b"   Perkie  Posted on Wednesday, March 07, 2007 - 03:30 pm EST :    What do you think about this Hosta: Blue mouse Ears? Gerda Perkie - Gelderland, Zone "Nederland"   Skeeter  Posted on Wednesday, March 07, 2007 - 05:06 pm EST :    thanks for the pic Gerda. It looks promising, I really like the blue leaved hostas best. What is the mature size of this hosta? Im really hoping to find a medium to large hosta that has short flowering spikes for its size. I have an area of shady ground that i want to grow large hostas in as a groundcover, but the flowers (although nice for a couple weeks) are a nuisance because I need to cut them off when they finish blooming as they obscure the view across the garden to the statuary. I wonder if there is such thing as a Non-flowering hosta? they are superb groundcover for shade but I find the flower stalks annoying. Skeeter - Sask, Zone "3b"   Grannymarsh  My Weather Posted on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 01:29 pm EST :    Blue mouse ears is a very small hosta. Blue mounding dwarf 5"x9" with small round gray-green leaves that have good substance. Has lavender flowers in mid-summer on short scapes that are in proportion to the clump size Grannymarsh - Michigan, Zone "5a"   Perkie  Posted on Friday, March 09, 2007 - 03:22 pm EST :    I have been searching for you for a Hosta for groundcover and I found this Hosta for you: Goldbrook Grayling. The book says;narrow grey-green leaves, fast growing, suitable as groundcover.It is a small Hosta: about 20-40 cm/8-15 inches. Maybe this is what you can use for your plans? Gerda Perkie - Gelderland, Zone "Nederland"   Skeeter  Posted on Sunday, March 11, 2007 - 04:37 pm EST :    Thanks for your research gerda, I appreciate it. But seeing as I want to have medium large to very large hostas, I guess I'm just going to have to resign myself to the fact that I'm going to have to do some serious pruning when theyre done flowering, as all the large hostas seem to have fairly tall flower stalks.from my own experience, the "Big Daddy" seems to have the shortest spikes of the large hostas. But it has been such a slow grower for me that i think it probably isnt feasible as a groundcover. Skeeter - Sask, Zone "3b"   Loretta  Posted on Thursday, March 15, 2007 - 11:42 am EST :    I don't like the tall wispy flower stalks either and also, I tend not to take pictures of my hostas in flower but I might recommend: Blue Angel - huge blue hosta with attractive white or almost white good sized flowers. Sum and Substance -huge chartreuse hosta, similar flower as BA but I think it flowers less Pauls glory - nice medium mounding Francis Williams - maybe a little taller flower, this one goes to seed and the seed pods are interesting in winter (to me anyway). Never noticed any seedlings though. Great Expectations - slow grower for me, also goes to seed but not as much as FW. You can google them to see how the flowers are. Loretta - NJ, Zone "6"   Skeeter  Posted on Thursday, March 15, 2007 - 02:53 pm EST :    thanks, Loretta.I do already have all the varieties you mentioned, except for "Great Expectations".I really love the Blue Angel.Ive had it for 11 years and it really draws attention. I use it as a single specimen accent among the other lower growing ones. When someone actually comes up with a non-flowering specimen,it will surely be a best-seller. Skeeter - Sask, Zone "3b"

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