Ok so I moved this troubled looking Hosta to its own spot far away from all others. The new young leaves on it look great. Hoping the plant was just looking bad because the Nursery had it in the sun.
According to the information on Hosta X Virus the virus can only survive in living Hosta plant tissue. It cannot survive in the soil alone and once it leaves the living plant tissue it dies.
The virus only spreads by cutting leaves or cutting the roots of an infected plant (mowing down) then having the infected plant tissue come in direct contact with a healthy plant such as using the same knife to cut both plants. Or picking them with your hands. It is not air born so it cannot travel between plants that are not touching each other.
Looks like the goal here is to plant each Hosta in a location where its roots and leaves will not be Nestled with other Hosta.
****( Which is probably why some growers or gardeners have it rampant in their stock.)
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Thankyou for letting me know about the virus so I can garden in a way that doesn't spread any problems that might be hiding.
