Some of my hostas have lovely white flowers and some are perfumed and some are deeper purple than the usual lilac which I like anyway.
Most young hostas do better if the flower stalks are removed for the first year or two so they can bulk up and, unless you are a breeder, spent hosta flowers should be removed before they go to seed as that signals to the plant that the leaves can die down now, job done. Not wasting energy on seeds prolongs the life of the foliage.
If you really are growing them just for the foliage, remove all flower buds and stalks every spring.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
If you've already bought it and have the name, you can check it online. Those with perfumed flowers should mention it on the plant label or info in the nursery or garden centre. Otherwise, trial and error - when your hosta's big enough, let it flower and see if it's worth it or not and then leave or snip accordingly.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
I think mine just said 'hosta' and I'd sort of worked that out for myself
The named one's were in bigger pots with bigger prices
I'll be patient and enjoy the leaves for a couple of years. I stuck the flower stem I picked off into a glass of water. Maybe it will open and solve the mystery.
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Flowers....that's nice....
We get the idea Lantana
I think we were advised to pinch them off. That's what I've done anyway
Or bog snorkelling!
It was a 3 piece bathroom suitel but I was never tempted
Some of my hostas have lovely white flowers and some are perfumed and some are deeper purple than the usual lilac which I like anyway.
Most young hostas do better if the flower stalks are removed for the first year or two so they can bulk up and, unless you are a breeder, spent hosta flowers should be removed before they go to seed as that signals to the plant that the leaves can die down now, job done. Not wasting energy on seeds prolongs the life of the foliage.
If you really are growing them just for the foliage, remove all flower buds and stalks every spring.
There's a nice lemon flowered one too
There are so many hostas. How can you tell if it's going to have a good flower? If you get it wrong, it'll stop growing for that year.
If you've already bought it and have the name, you can check it online. Those with perfumed flowers should mention it on the plant label or info in the nursery or garden centre. Otherwise, trial and error - when your hosta's big enough, let it flower and see if it's worth it or not and then leave or snip accordingly.
I think mine just said 'hosta' and I'd sort of worked that out for myself
The named one's were in bigger pots with bigger prices
I'll be patient and enjoy the leaves for a couple of years. I stuck the flower stem I picked off into a glass of water. Maybe it will open and solve the mystery.
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