If it would be a virus, would it look like that each year? It is also very healthy looking with no drooping leaves, and would the virus remain just within this plant?

How about a virus test to be sure? Anyone know of a cheap source for tests?

Lovely hostas everyone! Karen, I bet you just have a mutated hosta. I have had several change on me. Here is a picture of one example of a changed hosta and two others that were all once identical plants.
The one in the far back is the changed hosta.

I've learned that trying to name NOID hostas is like trying to name NOID day lilies...just too many new varieties every year. I love them whether they have names or not, especially if the price is right. Here are a few other hostas in my woodland area.

from left to right: my minis chartreuse wiggles, bountiful, hi ho silver in with praying hands. Last pot is a NOID.
Twilight next to Red October

Kross regal Next is Francis William

Bressingham blue in front of a blue NOID. Next is Regal splendor

Pauls glory. Next is Queen Josephine with three NOID behind her

Sieboldiana elegans

Patriot. Next is Fragrant blue, June and a variety of ferns and b.c. Ginger

Sum and substance. Next is Fragrant bouquet

Abique moonbeam. Next is Blue vision
pots with blue mouse ears and first frost

Are hostas fun

Although I have had several hostas change, the concerns about virus x made me take a second look at one of my minis, Pandora's Box. It was new last year and then got eaten to the ground by one big slug before I rescued it and moved it to a table top. I have had to keep all of my minis in pots because of six inch slugs.

Hopefully no one ever has to deal with this virus. Here is one of many articles out there on the web. http://www.inthecountrygardena... Earlier articles are often have information that has been proven incorrect.

Here is the most recent information from the American hosta society's website with information on getting testing kits. http://www.americanhostasociet...

Ok Guys, let me know if I have the names right if you can, please. I also have a couple of NOIDs.

Golden Friendship


Grecian Vase - can't find this in the database. Maybe not registered?


Old Glory or maybe Paul's Glory


Parky's Prize


Regal Splendor


Roller Coaster Ride


UK #1 - This is a big plant


UK #2 - This is a small plant. Don't be confused. There is a blue planted in the middle of the pot.


UK #3 - this is a med sized one. It sounds like the three bears, ahem, hosta, here.

Well I will guess at UK #3 as being 'Undulata Albomarginata', looks similar to many of mine, which all seem to be gradually losing the white margins.

Larry, that's probably right! I know I've had that one. Thank you.

I like putting together small areas of Hostas like this small triangle by the lower deck.


GOODNESS GRACIOUS




HIGHLAND GOLD


WHIRLWIND

Thanks for all the help on the virus thing. I am going to read up on it ASAP.

Very nice!

Look at this neat corner I found at Tom Bruce's Carolina Daylilies (and hosta and iris, LOL)

Karen, love that 'whirlwind'. I think one of my potted noids might be from the same family. At least I hope, so it is very unusual. How big does it get?

Thanks, Jewell. That is one of my very favorites. It's about 16" tall and has a more upright form with a dense structure to the leaf. It does not multiply very fast at our house, but it would be in my top 10 list.

These two would also be on my favs list. Teaspoon is just one of those "cute" little Hostas that you like immediately. I loved the shape of the mound it made, the coloring, and it grew like a weed. Rainforest Sunrise has great shape and texture and you can spot that color for a mile.
RAINFOREST SUNRISE


TEASPOON

Karen love that Whirlwind and those 2 little minis are so cute.
Leslie beautiful pic what a nice grouping.

Haven't been here for a couple of days, but Karen, I think your 'Blue Edger' is showing classic signs of Hosta Virus X with the "ink bleed" along the veins. I think a chat thread is good except that when we are chatty we are so chatty that I had to scroll a loooong way to comment on a post that was way up. So if it's general chat, it might work but when we get a lot of different issues in the same thread, it gets too long and too confusing to follow, especially if someone misses a day or two.

I was enjoying seeing the interest being paid to this forum for a change, nice photos and chat, guess the moral is not to miss any days. Of course I have nothing against separate threads either.

I don't have too many small Hostas but these are two of my favorites.

BLUE MOUSE EARS


WYLDE GREEN CREAM

Here is another hosta that I would like to identify if possible. The first picture shows the whole plant, but the color isn't right. It is what I call dark forest green, and in the second picture you can see two leaves in the front that are the right color. I would say it's medium height.

A few from my collection...This is the one bed that I've been working on this spring. Getting too hot to spend much time out there, so probably won't get it done!

American Sweetheart


Arctic Rim (I think!)





Blue Mammoth, Double D Cup and Spilt Milk


Paradigm





Brother Stefan


Dancing Queen, Blueberry Muffin and Saybrook Surprise


Frank Lloyd Wright


Kiwi Full Monty


Lakeside Prophecy


Sweet Home Chicago


Vivacious

A beautiful collection of plants!