Hybridizing Resources

Other helpful online resources for information on hybridizing Hostas.

By Joshua Spece
Last revised February 4, 2014

• Hybridizing Hostas - Tips from Bob Axmear on selecting good parent plants.
• Hybridizing Tips - Tips and tricks from some very experienced Hosta hybridizers like Mary Chastain, Bill Meyers, and Jim "Leafmould" Spence.
• Hostaseedgrowers Forum - An active forum of Hosta seed growing enthusiasts.
• Hosta Seed Growers - A group of Hosta hybridizers offer tips on growing Hostas from seed.
• Growers of Hosta Seeds - A Facebook group for Hosta hybridizers to share tips, experiences, and photos.
• Red Hosta - A forum dedicated to the pursuit of red Hostas.

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• Introduction to Hybridizing Hostas
• Selecting Parent Plants
  Goals, Fertility, Bloom Period
• Hosta Genetics
• The Mechanics of Hybridizing Hostas
  Flower Anatomy, Preparing & Protecting Flowers
  Collecting & Storing Pollen, Transfering Pollen, Marking Crosses, Keeping Records
• Hosta Seeds
  Harvesting, Cleaning, Storing
• Starting Hosta Seeds
  Planting Containers, Planting Medium, Moisture, Heat, Germination Time
• Growing Hosta Seedlings
  Light Type, Photoperiod, Reflecting Light, Water, Fertilizer, Re-potting
• Problems Encountered While Growing Hosta Seedlings
  Damping Off, Fungus Gnats
• Hardening Off & Moving Seedlings Outdoors
• Culling and Selecting Hosta Seedlings
• Hybridizing Resources