How to Grow and Care for Hostas - The Spruce
Mar 7, 2023 — Hostas (Hosta spp.) are a popular garden plant for very simple reasons. Hostas don't need sun; they thrive in shade and part-shade, unlike many other plants. And hostas are extremely easy to care for and propagate. Plus, as perennials, hostas …
26 of the Best Hosta Varieties for Your Shade Garden
Jun 13, 2024 — There is a hosta for every garden, from adorable miniature varieties to mammoth plants that fill the space under a shade tree. Here is a selection of 26 recommended hosta varieties with different foliage colors, sizes, leaf shapes and textures, and flowers.
Our Guide to Hosta Care for Exceptional Plants - Better Homes
Jun 4, 2024 — Also called plantain lilies, hostas come in a range of foliage shapes, colors, textures, and sizes. There is a hosta perfect for every garden, whether an adorable miniature for a trough garden or a mammoth plant to fill ample space under a shade tree. Hosta care is simple since they're among the easiest plants to grow.
How to Grow Hostas: The Compete Hosta Guide - The Old …
Planting, Growing, and Caring for Hostas. Hostas are hardy perennials with attractive foliage. They’re perfect for shady and long-lived gardens—some may even outlive the gardener! While hostas require little attention, we advise cutting back …
Hosta - Wikipedia
Hosta ( / ˈhɒstə /, [ 5] syn. Funkia) is a genus of plants commonly known as hostas, plantain lilies and occasionally by the Japanese name gibōshi. Hostas are widely cultivated as shade-tolerant foliage plants.
Hosta Care - Ultimate Growing Guide | Proven Winners
Hosta is virtually carefree and comes back reliably year after year. Hardy in USDA zones 3-9, this tough plant performs well in most landscapes, even for beginning gardeners. Foliage occurs in shades of green, blue, white, gold, chartreuse and variegated patterns.
Hosta: Plant, Grow and Care for Hostas - BBC Gardeners World …
Hostas are prized primarily for their foliage but they also have attractive, often scented, summer flowers. These hardy clump-forming perennials are popular with container gardeners and are unbeatable for low-growing foliage interest in spring and summer.
How to Grow, Plant and Care for Hostas - Gardening Channel
Hostas are the most popular perennial plant in America, and it’s easy to understand why, as there are not a lot of shade loving plants to choose from, and hostas are also one of the easiest to grow, longest-lasting plants you can find.
Hostas - How to Grow & Care for Hosta Plants | Garden Design
Aug 20, 2021 — Sometimes called funkia or plantain lily, hostas are attractive, easy-care, long-lived perennials providing garden interest from spring to fall. They offer a range of sizes, leaf shapes and colored foliage, as well as spikes of purple or white bell-like hosta flowers that are sometimes fragrant.
How to Grow and Care for Hostas (Plantain Lilies) | Gardener's Path
Jul 28, 2021 — Hosta plantaginea, which the species most often referred to as plantain lily even today, has the most fragrant flowers. The flower stalks can be cream-colored or green, and there are even a few with red stalks. We discuss hosta flowers in more detail here. And the variety doesn’t stop there.
Skip to content