Vol. 50

Title:
Unusual Hosta Propagation Techniques

Author:
Tom Kimmel

pp: 334-336

Abstract:
The purpose of this paper is to describe two propagation techniques for hostas so that the grower can economically increase production of the newer and better cultivars of hostas while not having to buy in hostas with the concomitant risk of kiek weed contamination. These techniques will triple the production over conventional splitting methods.

Leaf-bud cuttings work well in mid summer on the larger Hosta sieboldiana types such as; ‘Sum and Substance’, ‘Northern Halo’, ‘Francis Williams’, and also the H. tokudama types. In the winter dormant splitting of the dead eyes and other crown material is effective for increasing the production of the smaller hostas that already produce a lot of eyes such as; ‘So Sweet’, ‘Francee’, ‘Summer Fragrance’, and ‘Halcyon’. These two techniques do not involve tissue culture, rossiting, treatment with growth regulators, forcing with lights, or heeling up. They can be easily trained and taught. Unfortunately they are much easier to explain with a few photos than

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