Going to seed

December 08, 2017  •  Leave a Comment


Almost all of what passes for our landscape is in shade, and this, of course, means that over the past 30-plus years, we've become devotees of plants that require little sun... which is to say: we grow a lot of Hostas. I think at last count, we have to have at least two dozen different varieties, and we add new ones every growing season. Some of them grow happily and flower, but for reasons I've never understood, don't make seeds. Others, however, are prolific in the reproduction department, the wild types in particular. This one, which has large, round leaves, is especially seediferous, and come next year, there'll be a new generation. Perhaps they'll look like mom and dad, perhaps the mating will give rise to a very different variety. Eventually, we'll see.


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