Hostas in Pots and Containers

Hostas remain very popular. Not only an easy care, low maintenance perennial, but perfect in pots and planters. The shear variety of hosta sizes, leaf color and leaf shapes makes it easy to find just the right one to fit any landscaping design including rock, sun or shade gardens. Plant a fragrant hosta near borders, walkways or on porches, decks patios or on apartment balconies. Slug resistant and sun tolerant varieties also available at SunsetHostaFarm.com

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Hostas are well known as easy-care perennials. The fact that they come in such a variety of sizes, colors and leaf shapes is just one more reason why hostas remain one of the most popular perennials for shady and part sunny gardens. One of the most important ways, if not THE most important way, of keeping your hostas healthy and beautiful is simple -- water. Hosta Care, Not Doing Well, Front Porch Garden, Shade Landscaping, Shade Garden Design, Front Yards Curb Appeal, Shade Tolerant Plants, Backyard Shade, Hosta Plants

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Signs Your Hosta are Water Stressed

Hostas are well known as easy-care perennials. The fact that they come in such a variety of sizes, colors and leaf shapes is just one more reason why hostas remain one of the most popular perennials for shady and part sunny gardens. One of the most important ways, if not THE most important way, of keeping your hostas healthy and beautiful is simple -- water.

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Growing Hostas 101

Hostas (plantain lilies) are hardy herbaceous perennials that grow well in Zones 3 through 8, with some that can tolerate the heat of Zone 9. It's no surprise they continue to be one of the most popular perennials for shade gardens. Their beauty, toughness, and ease of care make them well suited for a shady or partly shady area and they will quickly become even a new gardener's favorite plant!

Dividing Hostas

Frequent divisions of a hosta clump will restrict the plant's leaf size and keep it from developing to its mature features. Undivided, hostas can take up to four-plus years to reach their full size. Hostas grow at the root tip only. If you slice through many roots while dividing the hosta, those roots won't grow longer or branch at the cut.

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Sun's Effect on Hosta Leaf Color

Hostas plants continue to be a favorite perennial plant for plenty of reasons. Their toughness, beauty, ease of care and variety of great sizes, leaf colors and shapes make it one of the best plants for a shade or semi-shade garden. Contrary to what some people may think, though, no hosta will survive, much less thrive, in complete shade. All plants need some sunlight to photosynthesize.

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One of the reasons that hostas continue to be so popular is the fact that they're a very low maintenance perennial. That being said, if you follow a few basic steps to care for them, you can keep your hostas looking healthy and beautiful throughout the season, whether they're snug in the ground or in pots.

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Fertilizing Hostas

It's no surprise that hostas continue to be one of the most popular perennial plants in a variety of gardens. Their beauty, toughness, and ease of care make them well suited for a shady or partly sunny area, and they will quickly become even a new gardener's favorite plant! But how can you keep those beautiful hostas thriving year after year? But following a yearly fertilization schedule will ensure that you keep your hostas remaining healthy and looking their best.

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Sun's Effect on Blue Hosta Leaves

Blue hostas require the most protection from the sun because the blue color is actually a waxy coating on the top and or bottom side of the leaves. The leaves are actually a shade of green, but the waxy coating makes them appear those great shades of blue. Too much sun can cause the waxy coating on blue hosta leaves to melt off and expose the green leaf underneath. This is the reason it is recommended that blue hostas are planted in more shade than other hostas.

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Hosta Center Die Out - Fairy Rings

Hosta center die-out is sometimes referred to as "clump die-back" and “fairy ring.” The latter is a nickname given to this problem that is said to result from fairies dancing in the middle of the plant. It's a common problem with hostas since they are a very long-lived perennial, but this problem can be easily remedied.

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Hostas Growing Slowly?

Ever wondered why your hostas are growing so slowly, or not growing at all, or are actually shrinking from year to year? Even though hostas are naturally very hardy plants, which is one of the reasons they remain so popular for perennials gardens, their ability to put on healthy growth each year depends on several things.

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Sun Tolerant Hostas _ What are They?

First, to dispel a common misconception, there are no sun hostas, no sun-loving hostas, and no sun-proof hostas. There are, however, hostas that tolerate sun much better than their shade-loving cousins. Those are called sun-tolerant hostas. It's important to remember that sun-tolerant does not mean they are drought-tolerant. Once a hosta's roots are mature, that hosta will be much more drought-tolerant than a younger hosta plant. Hostas need consistent moisture to thrive.