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With thousands of hosta species to choose from, there’s sure to be something that will work in the shady spots of your garden. Hostas aren’t without their issues, though.
I've grown several species of crepe myrtles and hostas, but as House Digest's Garden Editor and in-house Master Gardener, I'm here to tell you that I would never try to grow them in the same spot.
Hospatch.comThe commanding Montana aureomarginata, with its variegated heart-shaped leaves, grows about 27 inches and about 68 inches wide. Want to know everything there is to know about hostas?
After four years of attempting to trace hosta ancestry through DNA fingerprinting, Dave Koetje has come to a conclusion: “Hostas are weird,” he says.Since 2002 Koetje, a Calvin College biology ...
With more than 10,000 or so cultivars to choose from, why not try hostas? Hosta species and cultivars, sometimes called plantain lily, are very easy to grow in the garden. They are the queen of ...
Bill Starlng/Press-Register The hosta cultivar Royal Standard is proving to be the most reliable hosta for the Gulf Coast climate. Local wholesale nurseryman Bobby Green thought I'd been too hard ...
You know hostas? Those broad-leafed, perennial plants landscapers so often put in shady spots, or on the edges between gardens and lawns? Well, it turns out hosta shoots are edible. Really.
Hostas thrive in total shade to nearly full sun which makes them ideal for planting under trees. I like to plant Hostas in a ring around a tree. ... Mix solid and variegated species.