StonedGardener
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Very cool , I've never seen one flower !
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StonedGardener
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My Empress Woo hostas...planted just some roots 3 yrs ago ....their banging , about 6ft × 6ft , 3ft tall...should get at least 5ft. I'm a hostaphile ! Hosta beds all over, the blue ones I really like. Also trying to grow a " giant " pumpkin , they are blast ...they get bigger right before your eyes....they grow so damn fast ( ya need a firehose to keep em watered ! ).
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Tracker
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Nice! What is the sun/shade situation like on your hostas? I have one in my backyard with huge leaves and a bunch of smaller ones in the front. I think the backyard plant gets too much sun. Some of the leaves get burned. It makes flowers every year though.
StonedGardener
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In general they love shade and or filtered light. Especially the blue hostas , which loose their beautiful blue color in sun. My yard is basically woods, very tall trees/high canopy. I see so many hostas people plant in full sun.....they look like shit. Some can handle it). Here's a couple more shots...
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StonedGardener
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Trippy ! Beautiful !It smells like a dead rotting animal in my backyard. I'm sure glad these only stink for a day or so. I wonder what the neighbors are thinking.
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Tracker
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Nice! I've never seen it flower. I have a couple of those indoors. They must not get enough light.
shnkrmn
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They are native to SE Asia. They love light and heat. Move them outside in full sun (gradually) and feed them. This is the 3rd or 4th time they've flowered in 10 years or so. They are great houseplants because they neither grow nor die indoors. Perfect for black thumb apartment dwellers!
shnkrmn
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Flowers fully opened. Sickly sweet and wasps and small flies continue to be fascinated
alphapinene
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Decided to keep the 10 best, healthiest babies.. 8 month old yotes
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alphapinene
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I bake the substrate (90% limestone heavy mineral mix/10% cactus soil) in the oven at 350 for like 30 minutes then water with 1 cup water/1 1/2 tsp hydrogen peroxide) till runoff and place the seeds on top of mix..and no nutrients, I try to hard grow them the best that I can, and mimic their natural environment
StonedGardener
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It's so whimsical .....love it, a real conversation piece !It smells like a dead rotting animal in my backyard. I'm sure glad these only stink for a day or so. I wonder what the neighbors are thinking.
Dragon Lily
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StonedGardener
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You don't like plants very much do ya ? ( joking).....I get so many different types going it gets crazy , then ya got the weed to tend...busy, busy, ......being retired sure helps......love it.
xtsho
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It died back pretty fast this year after blooming. It got baked a few times in the heat. They prefer shade and I left it out in the sun. They grow from bulbs and I got a nice surprise when I dumped the pot out to replant into a larger one. It had babies. Now I have 5 bulbs.
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StonedGardener
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Rose of Sharon popping ( take a peek inside)........some gladiolus ( I think one is a mutant)............dahlias......thistle.....burdock flower ( young burdock shoots make for some great eating; boil stems twice for 15 min. .......roll in breadcrumbs, fry in olive oil................
( I like big-wrist-breaking iron frying pans, just can't beat em........oops tangent, sorry ).....one crazy -ass succulent in stone garden and plants in my mini Zen garden, spirea, thistle, dogwood tree turned into shrub, coleus and a topiary...oh yea,my prize winning tomato plant( I gotta stay away from growing veggies...I suck at it ).
( I like big-wrist-breaking iron frying pans, just can't beat em........oops tangent, sorry ).....one crazy -ass succulent in stone garden and plants in my mini Zen garden, spirea, thistle, dogwood tree turned into shrub, coleus and a topiary...oh yea,my prize winning tomato plant( I gotta stay away from growing veggies...I suck at it ).
