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Re: Hosta Empress Wu
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 7:50 am
by JonK
Mark - my plant was in a pot ready for the move but never came back after winter. This was winter 11/12, not this years. I may have to try again!
Re: Hosta Empress Wu
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 9:58 am
by David Blatchford
Mine is in its second year and is pushing out what looks like a flower spike but so far no leaves!
It did not make much growth last year and I made no real effort to protect it during the winter.
Dave
Re: Hosta Empress Wu
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 7:51 am
by David Matzdorf
David Blatchford wrote:Mine is in its second year and is pushing out what looks like a flower spike but so far no leaves!
It did not make much growth last year and I made no real effort to protect it during the winter.
Surely this is a hardy herbaceous perennial and needs zero winter protection. It should just be left to die down and then ideally be mulched in Spring after the soil has warmed up a bit.
If it isn't producing leaves, I'd have to assume that they're getting devoured by gastropods.
Hostas usually produce leaves a couple of months before they flower.