Watch My Hosta Grow!

Hostas come in many varieties, but most the most common has a large heart shaped green leaf. Some have a white streak in the leaf. They can grow to be about 2 feet high and can spread as much as 5 to 6 feet wide! A hosta will have small bell shaped white or light purple flowers on a long stem in mid to late summer. The hosta plant dies out in the fall, and then comes back in the early spring. Hostas love the shade. Deer love to eat hosta! Enough said!

March 23, 2009: The hosta sprouts are just coming through the soil. But, don't blink, or they will have leaves unfurling!

Day 6: There were a few days of bad weather & didn't take pictures again until Day 6.

Day 7: there's a big growth sprurt.

Day 8: you can see some of the leaves starting to unfurl.

Rate of Growth:
I started measuring the leaves on day 7, and the hosta is growing at a rate of approximately 1/2 inch per day!

Can you see them getting taller each day? Look at the inside of the pot and compare how far they're up the side of it each day. More and more leaves are beginning to unfurl!

Some days, this hosta really jumps! As the leaves unfurl it gets fuller and fuller. You can see it growing more each day. I stopped measuring after the 15th day.

Still growing, growing, growing...

The hosta seems to be growing a little slower now and you can't see as much of a day to day change. Of course, the weather has been cloudy, cool, and rainy...so it may have slowed it up a little.

The picture below will be the last picture I will post for now.
Although I think this hosta may have a little more growth yet, it is slowing down to the point that I don't want to bore you with all the photos! If it grows a lot more, I'll post a new picture. This fall, when it blooms, I'll post a picture of that.

As of today, April 19, 2009, Day 28 since I first noticed it sprouting through the soil, the longer leaves are measuring in at 12"! So-o-o, from this little experiment, we have learned that it takes approximately 28 - 30 days for a hosta to grow to full height!

I'd like to thank everyone who has visited my lens and left such nice comments!

I hope you've enjoyed watching my hosta grow!

Obviously, this hosta wasn't finished growing at all!! It's grown so much more since the last picture I posted, I had to post another one! It's filled out until it spans a good 2 feet and the leaves are 14 inches long and longer! It's really pretty...so I decided to share! You'll be amazed at the new picture below. I really think it's finished growing now! Thanks again for "Watching My Hosta Grow"!

My hosta is blooming! Hostas grow long stems and have light purple blooms. I've seen them bloom as early as the first part of June, but mine doesn't start blooming until the end of June or later. The following pictures were taken on July 4, 2009.