Northeast Gardening: Hosta Pics, 0 by Noreaster

Noreaster wrote:
On the ones with gold leaves, the traditional ink bleed marks along the veins are quite easy to spot. So an infected S &S or Gold Standard at a nursery would jump right out at you, most likely. There are other signs, but I think the ink bleed and collapsed tissue are the most common. On my Halcyon, you had to look close. I was concerned about it with the eyes came up looking deformed. When it leafed out, the collapsed tissue and darker marks became apparent. Here is a pic of mine.



Another one that people seem to keep reporting as infected is Striptease, and I guess with that one you might have to look more closely because of the plant's markings.