Monday, June 18, 2007
Hosta, La Vista from Philadelphia
For the GSDG Club members who also grow hosta, but probably will never get to Philadelphia , here are some of the hemehostaholic's hostas.
The non-hosta front and center is Podophyllum Kaleidoscope, a hybrid mayapple from Terra Nova. Daylilies still outnumber hostas two to one, so it's hard to get a photo of hostas without daylilies in it.
Hostas are stuffed anywhere in the yard where there is some afternoon shade. One of the best spots is on the East side of the house, where there is solid morning sun, but shade after 1 pm. Regal Splendor is in the foreground; halfway down is a mature clump of Antioch. The light one in between is Zounds.
These hosta are are in a "host(a)ile" environment under a Magnolia tree which has too-dense shade, invasive roots, and needs full time deer netting to protect from the local giant rodents. But when you have more hostas than shady spots, you make do with what you have. And behind the tree trunk (the west side), if you look closely, are daylilies where the afternoon sun is too intense for hostas.
Labels: Daylilies Philadelphia PA, Hosta
