Only one species of hosta is known to reproduce (clone) itself from seed and that is H. ventricosa It does this beause of AP0MIXIS - asexual seed produced without the normal fusion of pollen and egg giving rise to seedlings genetically identical to the pod parent, meaning it fertilizes itself before the flower ever opens thus eliminating any chance of cross pollenation.
While the open pollenated seed you have grown has produced seedlings that are very simular to it's pod parent, they are NOT the same because most all hosta do not come true from seed, so they must be treated as unique plants.
Growing hosta from seed is my passion and I encourage anybody who is interested in learning about and/or trying it should join us at:
http://www.hostaseedlings.com/... We have several years of threads discussing and sharing our seed growing experiances there. Lots of great pics and friendly folks to try and answer any questions you may have. Most of us start our seeds indoors and grow them under inexpensive flourescent lighting in the winter months and what fun it is to have all this fresh green growth to enjoy while the winter weather passes by outside. I have found most of us now are looking forward to winter getting here so we can sow our new crop of seeds.....it is addictive!
