H. 'Halcyon'

As you may have noticed by now as you're browsing my site, I'm always game to trade Hostas, be that with someone local or out of town or province. The trades I have been involved in have mostly been initiated on my part, but I have also been an eager participant in so-called 'secret trades' in one of the Hosta forums I frequent, Hallson's. Early August I contacted a lady in Brandon, MB, about doing some trading, and these are what arrived at my doorstep on August 14th. They were soaking in rainwater when I got home that day -Waita put each division in its own container with water from our rainbarrels- and after supper it was potting up time. Some were smaller than others and the largest of them is actually missing from this shot, it hadn't been potted up yet when I took the picture, I couldn't make up my mind what size container to put it in. I was the lucky recipient of a total of 8 Hostas, 7 of which were new to me and a fair number of those were on my 'most wanted' list.

The 'Halcyon' division I ended up with easily divided into 2. I thought earlier this year I might perhaps have ended up with this cultivar when I selected a blue one that 'spoke' to me in a local trade, but that one has stayed unidentified and the more it grows the more I notice it really isn't this one. So, I was glad to receive this. A couple of 'Halcyon' derivatives, 'June' and 'Katherine Lewis' have proven to be quite vigorous for us, so I'm hoping that all stems from this one...