Tall Tales Hostas

Tall Tales Hostas Home of Luke Schmidt's hostas and hybridizing

Got some pics out there today… gotta mulch and give them a drink!
06/08/2023

Got some pics out there today… gotta mulch and give them a drink!

Yikes! Well the kids are finally done with sports, so I have some work to do. Got the shade cloth up, but the preen appl...
05/22/2023

Yikes! Well the kids are finally done with sports, so I have some work to do. Got the shade cloth up, but the preen application this spring left a bit to be desired. I pay cash or hostas to anyone that wants to help w**d!! Seriously...

09/26/2022

Everything is put to bed here in MN... just a few plants in pots that I need to keep warm a few more weeks to get seeds. First Blush, Dancing in the dark, Lemon Snap... Have a great fall everyone, I'll be back when I start growing seeds!

Sending out some pieces of this guy as bonus plants to auction winners. Stabilized from a streaker in my program. But wh...
09/06/2022

Sending out some pieces of this guy as bonus plants to auction winners. Stabilized from a streaker in my program. But what to call it? pollen parent was volcano island. Likely tetraploid… I name my plants after songs and bands. Any ideas?
Maybe volcano man from that movie Eurovision. Love that movie…

Current point of view
09/04/2022

Current point of view

This huge streaker is really cool. Almost fades to shades of green as the year ends. New growth is bright gold and green...
09/03/2022

This huge streaker is really cool. Almost fades to shades of green as the year ends. New growth is bright gold and green. 3 big loaded scapes that have been hand pollinated so this winter should be fun.
Unknown as it was from a bonus pack of seeds from hostaworks…

I love that second flush of leaves…
08/29/2022

I love that second flush of leaves…

At the mn hosta society booth working until 3!
08/25/2022

At the mn hosta society booth working until 3!

Hmmm, 15 yards of black dirt/sand might have been a bit much…
08/23/2022

Hmmm, 15 yards of black dirt/sand might have been a bit much…

This time of year I check on scapes and pods to remove what I don’t plan to grow. case in point, here I have a great str...
08/16/2022

This time of year I check on scapes and pods to remove what I don’t plan to grow. case in point, here I have a great streaked breeder, so I follow the scape down to make sure it comes from a nicely streaked eye on the plant. Then, I look at pod set and if I’m luckier yet, I can see these streaked pods which make me very hopeful for the seeds inside to be some future stunners!

Last year, a seedling was settling into three distinct patterns so I split it and planted it close. Here are those three...
08/15/2022

Last year, a seedling was settling into three distinct patterns so I split it and planted it close. Here are those three plants, from one streaked seedling. Now, it rarely turns out this nicely. Usually you struggle to keep a streaked portion while it all goes green. This was a stroke of luck… I should add, most likely a tetraploid.

I’m calling this guy ‘Final Countdown’ and it’s my cross of Flemish design x World Cup. Scapes are so beefy they just p...
08/14/2022

I’m calling this guy ‘Final Countdown’ and it’s my cross of Flemish design x World Cup. Scapes are so beefy they just push the leaves up and out of the way. Deep red pets and rubbery leaves. Lots of fun.
A nice medium/large in year 5.

Nice! Mr Mister registration complete.
08/02/2022

Nice! Mr Mister registration complete.

‘Broken Wings’ is a seedling out of Mr Mister that has incredibly small flowers for a plant this size. There is a Mr Mis...
07/31/2022

‘Broken Wings’ is a seedling out of Mr Mister that has incredibly small flowers for a plant this size. There is a Mr Mister flower next to it. I waited for it to flower this year just to make sure it wasn’t a fluke. It has the same misting as mom, but a bit more yellow overall cast to the green. Haven’t been able to get any pod set to play with, so not sure if it passes on the small flowers, would be fun to see.

Auction: Ebb TideStarting bid $50Bids in $5 increments. Auction closes Sunday night at 8pm CST or 3 minutes after last b...
07/28/2022

Auction: Ebb Tide
Starting bid $50
Bids in $5 increments. Auction closes Sunday night at 8pm CST or 3 minutes after last bid.
Nice mature division with a full root system in that gallon pot.
Lots of interest since this doesn’t seem to be for sale much anymore…
Shipping is available for $20, it will need an extra long box…
Hit me up with any questions, happy bidding!

Dug up Ebb Tide for someone interested and ended up with 4 nice big gallon pots. I love the truly unique hostas, nothing...
07/28/2022

Dug up Ebb Tide for someone interested and ended up with 4 nice big gallon pots. I love the truly unique hostas, nothing else like this one with that gold edge and the green speckling in the margin. Are people still selling this one around? If you see one, grab one!

Tonight’s dig. While praying hands has been pod sterile for me, I have managed to use it in a few pollen crosses. This o...
07/26/2022

Tonight’s dig. While praying hands has been pod sterile for me, I have managed to use it in a few pollen crosses. This one is (designer genes x praying hands) x selfed.
Really nice red upright with “crunchy” petioles. Seriously, they are so rigid, I broke a few while moving it they literally crunched. I almost took a bite, like rhubarb from the garden… potted up a few divisions to share with folks and back in the ground…

Just a monster to split up today. Fully stabilized into green and that nice cream edge. Sent the green off to a new home...
07/25/2022

Just a monster to split up today. Fully stabilized into green and that nice cream edge. Sent the green off to a new home and have two huge pieces of this guy to grow on… dragon king x stegemans dreadnaught.

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