If ever there was a gatherer flora for northern garden , hosta would be it . We have met many gardener with 100 , 200 , 300 , sometimes more change of hostas rise in their Minnesota gardens . The reasons for hosta ’s popularity are apprehensible : temper , ease of care and variety , assortment , variety .
huskiness : Hostas are in the main hardy to USDA Zone 3 or 4 . They can survive in region of cryptic shadiness , thoughthey do bestin site with some sunlight or dappled shade . With a turn of garden fertilizer or compost and a restrained supply of piddle most hostas will prosper . They are not perdurable , however . Both slugs and deer can ruin a stall of hosta , and theHosta Virus Xhas sporadically been a job in Minnesota .
easiness of care : Many ambivalent gardener with big dimension bank on Funka because of their ease of care . Adequate moisture and plant food are all they really need . you may switch off them back in decline or fountain and they come back year after year . you’re able to divide them every few years to get more plants , or not . They flower once a season ( and some Funka growers remove the flowers ) so they do n’t require deadheading or any other sidereal day - to - day sustentation .
This large garden uses hosta as a back-bone plant.
assortment : This is the reason gardeners collect Funka . They run from giant(‘Sum and Substance’)to tiny ( ‘ Teeny - weeny Bikini ’ ) ; from broad(‘Final Summation’)to narrow(‘American Hero ’ ) ; from blue(‘Blue Mouse Ears’)to yellow ( ‘ Gold Standard ’ ) to every shade of unripe imaginable . Many hostas are variegated , including lemon - edged‘Sagae’hosta , and the popular‘Albo - marginata ’ , which has a deep green leaf with a nearly white-hot border . Many hostas have white streaks , such as the popular new hosta ‘ Twist and Shout , ’ or for the most part whitened genus Funka such as‘Christmas Candy’hosta or‘White Christmas’hosta . The white flowers of plain oldHosta plantagineaprovide contrast and brightness in late summer shade bed .
Minnesota is plate to several hosta breeder , include professionals likeHans Hansen , who bring in ‘ Stained Glass ’ , among many others , and amateurs , such asJerry Williams , who discovered and named ‘ Praying work force ’ , the 2011 Hosta of the Year .
What are your favored Funka for northern garden ?
Hostas blend beautifully with shrubs, perennials and trees.
