I want some mature hosta divisions .. They can be NOID. I'm new to hosta, never grown them before so I didn't know how they "came". I did a trade for hosta and ended up getting tiny baby offsets that can no way be planted in a bed at this point because the first frost/freeze would totally kill them.
I'd really like some mature divisions. As I said, I'll be happy with NOIDs. I'm looking for about 10 plants.
Please check my trade list.
http://davesgarden.com/community/trading/list.php?list=have&member=Xeramtheum
If you wish to trade, please send me a d-mail with HOSTA in the subject line. This is important because I am in the middle of 6 other trades at the moment.
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CLOSED: Wanted: MATURE Hosta Divisions
I would highly doubt that a frost in your zone 8 would kill even a very young TC. Keep in mind, as well, that "divisions" will not be truly mature. The size and maturity of the hosta largely depends on the established root system. Since divisions cut a piece of root from the parent plant, the leaves you receive this year might be quite large, but next year, they will be a lot smaller until they establish the root size again.
These hosta are about 2 - 3 inches long from root to tip (no leaves). The parts where the "eyes" are are about the size of a dime. I seriously doubt they would survive past the first hard freeze. By mature I mean size and definitely not offsets. I'm in the middle of another trade for hosta and was sent a picture of what I'd be getting.
I'll keep these babies in pots over the winter and set them out next Spring.
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Hosta are amazing and if you plant them, they will definitely come back even at that size :-) I don't know what a person can do to kill them! LOL I have some really nice ones...gonna go look at your list.
X, I agree with Kim. I sincerely doubt that you will kill your hostas by planting them. Mulch them and water well, and they will be better off. If you want to plant them in pots & leave the pots outside, that is something that a lot of people do. I can't do the pot thing unless I bury the pot in the ground, 'cause it's too cold here.
But in all honesty, you're more likely to loose them by bringing them in, since they need the cold weather to go dormant in order to grow next season. Every year I get tiny little volunteer seedlings about the size you are describing, and every year, they come back after the crazy-cold zone 3/4 winters. So no worries.
I would be happy to trade some hostas with you, but some individuals on another site have caused some problems to the point that I have discontinued trading my hostas, at least for the time being.
Ok .. I'll give it a whirl and keep my fingers crossed. Still want more though.
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