H. 'Lakeside Zinger'

This particular variety may not have been on my radar screen, but it surely makes a nice addition. Here it is being supported by a chopstick while it gets some time to anchor and establish itself in its new home.

I decided for its next season, 2011, to change the planting mix and put it into a slightly smaller container. This mix is much better drained and as evidenced by the 3 scapes you see in this shot, the plant must have liked it.

In August 2011 I made a contribution to a posting on Gardenweb and in the exchange of messages the original poster wondered what the differences and similarities were between 'Dixie Chick' and 'Lakeside Zinger'. I promptly told her that I couldn't comment from personal observation seeing as I only had 'Dixie Chick' and pointed her to some of the differences you notice in the pictures of both in the Hosta Library.

Well, I had to eat crow a couple of days later when it dawned on me that I DO have both of them, which lead me to take this shot for a quick visual comparison. While they are similar in that they both are edge-variegated varieties, there are quite noticeable differences in their respective leaves 'Dixie Chick' has a glossy leaf with very little veining, whereas 'Lakeside Zinger' has much more pronounced veining and a glaucous leaf. Once you see those differences I don't think you'll have trouble distinguishing them from one another. Apparently when mature they both have green speckling in the white margin, which I have seen on 'Dixie Chick' in the past, this particular division is a little small yet, as is the 'Lakeside Zinger' I suspect.