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Help! which plant is this?

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Wyllow3 Tue 14-Apr-26 08:45:58

I potted these up from somewhere in the garden and have clean forgotten what they are, anyone?

Wyllow3 Tue 14-Apr-26 15:11:02

I am eagerly anticipating more growth now, thank you all here and the coffee tip and the photo tip. ☺️

AmberGran Tue 14-Apr-26 15:13:41

Looks like a hosta to me too. We have loads, some in pots. The ones with blue-green leaves seem to do okay planted in the ground as they have quite thick leaves.

We don't get much slug damage but when I have hostas in pots by the front door the leaves get taken apart by insects.

Basgetti Tue 14-Apr-26 21:03:27

Bought two hostas today. Overly excited. A gardener for 40 years, have never beaten the slugs.
We’ve downsized to an apartment with a lovely big terrace, 4 floors up. Hoping beyond hope that the height will beat the slugs and snails.

ClicketyClick Tue 14-Apr-26 21:27:13

It's a hosta. Lots of much the same photos on Google lens. Mine be used to be eaten to shreds until DH started putting his hair clippings over the emerging leaves. So far they look ok but time will tell.

Greyduster Wed 15-Apr-26 07:41:41

It’s a hosta. I have had a small collection of hostas in pots for some years - the pots have slugstoppa tape around the top and they have never been eaten. I wouldn’t plant them in the ground. Sometime this year I’m going to de-pot them and divide them up. Some pieces will go to DD who is creating a new shade garden.

Shrub Wed 15-Apr-26 08:32:27

Be careful with coffee grounds because they will still contain some caffeine, which is a poison to plants. So don’t use them too thickly near something precious. I just use them as a soil improver and scatter them thinly. I don’t have room for a compost heap or they would go there.

AskAlice Wed 15-Apr-26 10:45:25

I have about 15 different varieties of hosta in pots on my patio. Last year I decided to try garlic spray as I am averse to using slug pellets unless absolutely necessary. It worked a treat!

A whole bulb of garlic in 2 litres of water, boil it up until the garlic goes soft, mash it up to get all the juices out and then strain. 2 tablespoons in 2 litres of water and spray every week or so.

Mirren Wed 15-Apr-26 13:46:40

Hosta . Mine are waking up as well. Lovely plants

Milest0ne Wed 15-Apr-26 14:02:22

We have several hosta plants but hardly get any slug damage. We have a pond which gets frogspawn (After the first full moon in February). This year we have had a couple of very tame ducks , so don't know if they have left us any frogspawn. The more frogs we get , the less slugs appear.

Davida1968 Wed 15-Apr-26 14:08:24

It's my understanding that there's something in coffee which acts as a "neurotoxin" for slugs. Also that they don't like the smell of coffee, or the "gritty" texture of grounds. However it seems there are some plants which don't "like" coffee. (It's worth a Google search for full info.)

Newtothissite Wed 15-Apr-26 14:52:48

Amaryllis

M0nica Wed 15-Apr-26 19:04:14

lixy

Oooh, if it’s a hosta the slugs and snails will soon let you know!

I wondered about lily of the valley?

A bit too plump for L-o-t-V and there would be a show of flower buds, even at this size.

win Wed 15-Apr-26 21:11:19

lixy

Oooh, if it’s a hosta the slugs and snails will soon let you know!

I wondered about lily of the valley?

I think Lily of the Valley too mine are just flowering and look just like that.

Redrobin51 Wed 15-Apr-26 21:29:19

I'm sure it's a hosta. I love these mystery plants. As others have said if you see slug and snails marching towards it in numbers it's a hosta.

Ziplok Thu 16-Apr-26 12:36:19

My hostas are nowhere near as far on as the plant in the picture - they are only just poking their noses above the soil in the pots they are in, so, depending where you live, it might be a hosta that has developed further on than mine or it could be something quite different. The fun will be in the waiting to see what unfurls 😁.

Shandy3 Fri 17-Apr-26 10:34:26

Its a hosta, mine look like this at the moment, they'll soon be opening up.
For slug control spray garlic mixed with water on the hostas they don't like the smell.
My hosts are in pots, but slugs attack them!
Enjoy the purple flowers they produce.

jeanie99 Tue 12-May-26 20:44:41

Hosta mine are in the border with a gravel bed they look great never had a problem with slugs

crazyH Tue 12-May-26 20:59:15

Hostas in plots are safe from slugs.

crazyH Tue 12-May-26 20:59:28

Pots

ClicketyClick Fri 15-May-26 13:33:38

Have you now solved your plant mystery Willow3 ? I thought it was a hosta.

LaCrepescule Fri 15-May-26 13:43:42

Another vote for hosta. Keep them away from slugs. Mine are in pots off the ground and still get nibbled a bit.

Gwyllt Fri 15-May-26 18:10:45

Never had problems with hostas when I grew them in an area of the garden the moles frequented.