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Hosta
Funny how a plant hardly grown 40 years ago can now become one of the most commonly grown garden plants. But hosta has earned its spot in the hearts of gardeners -- it's among the easiest of plants to grow, as long as you have some shade and ample rainfall.
Hostas vary from tiny plants suitable for troughs or rock gardens to massive four foot clumps with heart-shaped leaves each almost two feet long, puckered, wavy-edged, white or green variegated, blue gray, chartreuse, emerald edged -- the variations do not stop. Seemingly endless foliage variations and sizes of hostas seem to appear each year. This tough shade-loving perennial blooms with white or purplish lavender funnel-shaped or flared flowers in summer. Some are intensely fragrant. Hostas are a favorite of slug and of deer.
- Light:
- Sun, Part Sun, Shade
- Zones:
- 3-9
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Plant Height:
- To 5 feet tall, depending on variety
- Plant Width:
- To 4 feet wide, depending on variety
- Landscape Uses:
- Containers, Beds & Borders, Privacy, Slopes, Groundcover
- Special Features:
- Flowers, Attractive Foliage, Fragrant, Cut Flowers, Drought Tolerant, Tolerates Wet Soil, Easy to Grow
Top Varieties
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Garden Plans
Foundation Garden
Shade Garden
Spring Shade Border
Side Garden
Hosta-Filled Shade Garden
Shared Garden
Garden Plan for Partial Shade
Design for a Moon Garden
Evening Garden
Beginner Garden for Shade
Shady Foliage Garden Plan
Four Gorgeous Bulb and Perennial Gardens
Shared Property Line Bed
Shady Side Yard Garden Plan
Summer-Blooming Front Yard Cottage Garden Plan
Garden Plan with Daylilies
Pondside Garden Plan
Soft-Color Shade Garden Plan
Waterside Retreat Garden Plan
Cold-Climate Shade Garden Plan
Bold Woodland Garden Plan
English-Style Front Yard Garden Plan
Pink Springtime Garden Plan
No-Fail Container Garden Plan
Fresh and Formal Garden Plan
Cool-Color Garden Plan
Plant It With
Astilbe
Astilbe and hostas are the classic partnership in shaded places. The fine astilbe foliage and colorful flower plumes enhance a plantain lily bed all summer long.
ColumbineThe dancing colorful flowers of columbine bloom when plantain lilies are beginning to unfurl their young leaves, thus extending the season of interest in sun or part shade.
Holly fernThe upright fronds of Christmas fern contrast well against the solid foliage of plantain lily in shade.
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