Hostas , astilbe and vine weevil

Jacquimcmahon

Hi everyone, I have just lost a beautiful hechera to vine weevil (top just lifted clean off!), and it was in the same pot as one of my  Hostas and an astilbe …… am I likely to loose those too, I don’t know if they make a tasty snack or not for the evil weevils.

so far as a precaution I have taken away a maximum of the soil as I can from around the remaining plants but don’t know whether it’s even worth trying to keep the others.

thanks for your suggestions.

Hostafan1

Some of my hostas in pots have had VW attacks, but have survived. 

Palustris

Certainly v.w. love all three you mention. When that has happened to me I managed to use the pieces as cuttings and ended up with a fair number of new plants. If possible I would lift the Hostas and the Astilbe and washed the roots (the ones left) clean before repotting in fresh compost.

Jacquimcmahon

Oh thanks @Hostafan1 I thought you may have experience with this, I’ll give them a chance then, just pop some nice new compost in and around and keep my fingers crossed. It was such a beautiful display I’m really peeved to have lost the hechera as it was a beautiful bronze colour 

Lyn

Heucheras are very easy to grow as cuttings,  they don’t need a bit of root, just a stem poked in a small pot of compost,  push in right up to the leaves, and left out somewhere sheltered.   They root very quickly. 

Jacquimcmahon

Thanks Lyn just had a look and split a few of the better bits from the main plant. Potted them so perhaps all is not lost after all. 😃