Dwarf Hosta
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John Brocklehurst
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Paul B [Swindon]
Jim Doiron
Mike Jones
Chris Cochrane
GaryWood
Kev Bailey
Russell Coker
shimsuki
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Dwarf Hosta
Just sharing my dwarf hosta that is about to bloom. Anyone else have any that are blooming?
Andrew
Andrew
shimsuki- Member
Re: Dwarf Hosta
Hi Andrew.
I brought a little hosta home from Japan years ago that looks like yours. They simply called it "hime-giboshi". It's not as happy here in the heat as I'd like it to be but it does fairly well. I've often wondered if it has a western variety name (hopefully not something stupid like "itty-bitty"), and if it's generally available to collectors here.
Any thoughts - anyone????
Very pretty, btw.
R
I brought a little hosta home from Japan years ago that looks like yours. They simply called it "hime-giboshi". It's not as happy here in the heat as I'd like it to be but it does fairly well. I've often wondered if it has a western variety name (hopefully not something stupid like "itty-bitty"), and if it's generally available to collectors here.
Any thoughts - anyone????
Very pretty, btw.
R
Russell Coker- Member
Re: Dwarf Hosta
I think "hime-giboshi" may be a dwarf form of Hosta montana. See here http://www.giboshiarekore.com/japanese.html
Dwarf Hostas are another passion of mine.
Dwarf Hostas are another passion of mine.
Kev Bailey- Admin
Re: Dwarf Hosta
Thanks Kev, that helps me narrow it down a little. Many hostas do well here for a few years, then peter out. Blooming is hit and miss too. The best for us are the plantaginea group from southern China - much better suited to our heat and humidity (and lack of winter). The upside is that the flowers are big, mostly white and very fragrant. They bloom late in summer here (we call them "August lilies"), while the others bloom now. Not a bad trade-off!
Btw, one of the most beautiful accent plants I ever saw in Japan was a miniature hosta. It was a winter display, just a pot of moss and a few little noses poking up. But the really cool part was the dried stems and seed pods from the previous summer's flowers. Simple, beautiful and melancholy - but the promise of spring to come!
Thanks again!
Btw, one of the most beautiful accent plants I ever saw in Japan was a miniature hosta. It was a winter display, just a pot of moss and a few little noses poking up. But the really cool part was the dried stems and seed pods from the previous summer's flowers. Simple, beautiful and melancholy - but the promise of spring to come!
Thanks again!
Russell Coker- Member
Re: Dwarf Hosta
@ Russell, isn't it amusing,comical, thought provoking and so on, that subtlety and nuance is so completely lost in superthrive, soil and fertilizer
Wood
Wood
GaryWood- Member
Re: Dwarf Hosta
Great thread. I love Kevin's link which begins by noting...
Russel's description of the nuanced plant in display inspires.The Japanese name giboshi (or sometimes spelled giboushi) came from an ornamental pillar capping on a bridge handrail because the leaf shape resembles it.
Chris Cochrane- Member
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Thanks Chris, that's a real compliment coming from you!
Interestingly, I don't even remember the bonsai that was displayed with the little hosta. I was constantly taken aback by the Japanese sense of beauty - not just the obvious, but also beauty past and beauty yet to come. Of course having to deal with the first real winters in my life may it easier to understand too!
Interestingly, I don't even remember the bonsai that was displayed with the little hosta. I was constantly taken aback by the Japanese sense of beauty - not just the obvious, but also beauty past and beauty yet to come. Of course having to deal with the first real winters in my life may it easier to understand too!
Russell Coker- Member
Re: Dwarf Hosta
Hello Andrew
Yes in answer to your question; I have indeed, but it does not in anyway come close to your own wonderful accent. Very nice and thanks for showing.
Mike
Yes in answer to your question; I have indeed, but it does not in anyway come close to your own wonderful accent. Very nice and thanks for showing.
Mike
Mike Jones- Member
Re: Dwarf Hosta
Jim, those are beautiful! Do you know the names of the varieties? Are they regular garden hostas that you've dwarfed? Seems like I've been told that they are reduce well.
I think I'm going to start putting mine in the refrigerator for the winter.
I think I'm going to start putting mine in the refrigerator for the winter.
Russell Coker- Member
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That has done well Paul, especially as it is a new plant and knowing where you got it, I know how tiny they are when they arrive. I still need a magnifying glass for my new arrivals this year; aside from 'itsi-witsi-teeny-weeney,' which has done well.
Nice to see the battery as well; is the Hosta plugged into it perchance?
Mike
Nice to see the battery as well; is the Hosta plugged into it perchance?
Mike
Mike Jones- Member
Re: Dwarf Hosta
Mike Jones wrote:
Nice to see the battery as well; is the Hosta plugged into it perchance?
Mike
So that's where I put it.... LoL
Paul
Paul B [Swindon]- Member
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Thanks Russell, I think the first one was labeled only as "Japan Girl" when I bought it as a dwarf. The other one I do not know what it is.
Jim Doiron- Member
Re: Dwarf Hosta
Hope this thread is still running when mine flower. We're about two weeks away from that I'd reckon.
fiona- Member
Re: Dwarf Hosta
With blooms so timid in-expression, Jim's moss & Paul's nibbed slate are especially appreciated. They raise feeling and encourage close inspection. These add to rising feeling for a boundless scene extending beyond the hosta-itself.
Such expression is especially appreciated in intimate display of arranged objects in a limited space. In contrast to the display, feeling toward the grandness of Nature & a generosity of the host expands. Humility rises as a flavor with appeal that is not subordinate to the finest objects in the display.
Such expression is especially appreciated in intimate display of arranged objects in a limited space. In contrast to the display, feeling toward the grandness of Nature & a generosity of the host expands. Humility rises as a flavor with appeal that is not subordinate to the finest objects in the display.
Last edited by Chris Cochrane on Thu Jun 23, 2011 12:13 pm; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : arggg... clunky edit re-written)
Chris Cochrane- Member
Re: Dwarf Hosta
Can you suggest any reliable EU based sources for dwarf Hostas?
They seem to be pretty much unheard of here in Finland.
Normal Hostas...everywhere.
Thanks,
M
They seem to be pretty much unheard of here in Finland.
Normal Hostas...everywhere.
Thanks,
M
ShohinDude- Member
Re: Dwarf Hosta
Wolfgang Putz has a marvelous collection I believe he does sell plants.
www.yamadori-bonsai.info/Putz_Beistell_Engl.html
or try www.bowdenhostas.com
Hope this helps
Dave Martin- Member
Re: Dwarf Hosta
Hi ShohinDude.
I use a supplier called Mickfield Hostas who have always been reliable and pleasant to deal with. They have just assured me they can ship to Finland.
Their website can be found HERE
They have an excellent selection of mini and small hostas - you'll see the sizes from the catalogue.
Hope you have some luck.
Regards
Fiona
I use a supplier called Mickfield Hostas who have always been reliable and pleasant to deal with. They have just assured me they can ship to Finland.
Their website can be found HERE
They have an excellent selection of mini and small hostas - you'll see the sizes from the catalogue.
Hope you have some luck.
Regards
Fiona
fiona- Member
Re: Dwarf Hosta
Wow...that was fast!
This should have me sorted.
Many thanks!
Seems like a very active forum!
This should have me sorted.
Many thanks!
Seems like a very active forum!
ShohinDude- Member
Re: Dwarf Hosta
It's a beautiful sunny day, and I've got a day off work...(recovering from the Bon Jovi concert in Hyde Park on Saturday)...sunburnt and hungover but what a fantastic day.
Anyhoo a couple of shots taken today which I've tried to tidy up with the software.
My first shot, an arty attempt with pine foliage in shadow...yes it was intended...don't you just love the plywood backdrop
Another couple without the pine foliage
The pot is by John Pitt, sorry I can't tell you what type of Hosta this is, as I've misplaced the label.
Regards
John
Anyhoo a couple of shots taken today which I've tried to tidy up with the software.
My first shot, an arty attempt with pine foliage in shadow...yes it was intended...don't you just love the plywood backdrop
Another couple without the pine foliage
The pot is by John Pitt, sorry I can't tell you what type of Hosta this is, as I've misplaced the label.
Regards
John
John Brocklehurst- Member
Re: Dwarf Hosta
Lovely hosta and lovely pot - it reminds me of one of the old leather footballs with the stitching on them.
I'm still a week away from flowering hostas but they're getting there. Could do with some of that sunshine you lot got dahn sarf over the weekend. We got warm rain again.
I'm still a week away from flowering hostas but they're getting there. Could do with some of that sunshine you lot got dahn sarf over the weekend. We got warm rain again.
fiona- Member
Re: Dwarf Hosta
This is one of my dwarfs called "Pandora's Box" in a pot bought on eBay from AccentPlants; possibly a Walsall pot.
(I liked the green frog on the right side lip) Height of pot and foliage (not the bloom stalk) 10 cm. I'm trying to decide if I like the exposed roots or not... any thoughts?
My Kusamono this year
(I liked the green frog on the right side lip) Height of pot and foliage (not the bloom stalk) 10 cm. I'm trying to decide if I like the exposed roots or not... any thoughts?
My Kusamono this year
Todd Ellis- Member
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