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Dec 28, 2011 6:09 AM CST
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Name: Janice
Cape Cod, MA, USA (Zone 7a)
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Which varieties do you think have the nicest purple flowers?
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Dec 28, 2011 7:20 AM CST
Name: Susan
Virginia (Zone 8a)
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I had an old variety called 'Midnight Ride' they were out front when we bought this house and I just kept dividing and planting. Next thing I knew there were 40. I gave them away to a lady who wanted to do hostas around her patio. I also wanted to try different things and now I do have over a hundred different hostas. However I did save a picture of the flowers.
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Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Mat.6:28-29
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Dec 28, 2011 7:32 AM CST
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Name: Janice
Cape Cod, MA, USA (Zone 7a)
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Those are so beautiful, Susan!
Smiling I shall have to look for it!
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Dec 28, 2011 10:43 AM CST
Name: Paul
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Great topic...I'll look through my pictures.. Remind us next spring . This could be a fun thread. We did this in iris with PBF....purple based foliage.
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Dec 28, 2011 10:53 AM CST
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Name: Janice
Cape Cod, MA, USA (Zone 7a)
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Great, Paul!
I am not a fan of Hosta with white flowers, as a rule, though I do have some I admire that are white.

The older varieties seemed to have more with beautiful purple flowers, and they hybridized out the purple in many cases.

When the flowers are beautiful, they can take center stage, surely.
There are two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is a miracle
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Dec 28, 2011 6:36 PM CST
Name: Susan
Virginia (Zone 8a)
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Thanks Janice, Great Topic too, you will probably get a lot of ideas here! Whistling
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Jan 28, 2012 4:45 PM CST
Name: Rose
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'Lakeside Stormwatch' is a nice dark green one with a beautiful purple flower.
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Jan 28, 2012 5:00 PM CST
Name: Susan
Virginia (Zone 8a)
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I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Ideas: Level 1 Avid Green Pages Reviewer Hibiscus Dragonflies Daylilies
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Very pretty. Thumbs up
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Mat.6:28-29
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Jan 28, 2012 7:39 PM CST
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Name: Janice
Cape Cod, MA, USA (Zone 7a)
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I agree Rose, so beautiful!

Another for my list!
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Feb 3, 2012 3:28 PM CST
Name: Ann
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I like that 'Lakeside Stormwatch'! Drooling

One of my favourites with PURPLE flowers is clausa var. clausa. This one has big purple buds that never actually open. But be careful of the plant. It's very rhizomatous and will become a bully if it really likes the conditions. I plant it in spots where nothing likes to grow.
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Feb 3, 2012 4:04 PM CST
Name: Susan
Virginia (Zone 8a)
God is the only thing that matters.
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Thank You, I have been trying to remember the name of the hosta with the bright purple buds that don't actually open. Nice color!
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Feb 3, 2012 4:44 PM CST
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Name: Janice
Cape Cod, MA, USA (Zone 7a)
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Cottage Gardener Garden Ideas: Master Level Sempervivums Tip Photographer
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Really nice, deep purple, Ann!

Love it! Thank you! Smiling
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Feb 5, 2012 11:43 AM CST
Name: Rose
Oquawka, IL (Zone 5a)
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Purple Lady Fingers also has purple flowers that don't open. It's a small one that looks more like a grass! I have two in my gardens. One is thriving and the other is a dud!
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