Sunhosta Hosta is a shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for its variegated green foliage with wide wavy cream margins. Small near white bell-like flowers raise up on scapes in mid summer attracting butterflies and pollinators. Best color in full sun and moist well-drained soils. SunHosta is noted for its ability to thrive in full sun even in hot and humid climate and extreme drought tolerance
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Height: |
1.5' - 2' |
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Spread: |
2' - 2.5’ |
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Spacing: |
2.5’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
4 - 10 |
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Bloom Color: |
White |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Snails and slugs can cause severe problems if left unchecked. Foliar nematodes can cause interveinal browning. Plants infected with Hosta Virus X (HVX), tobacco rattle virus or tomato ring spot virus should be immediately removed from garden areas and destroyed. Otherwise, little to no problems.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Rock Gardens, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Columbine, Lungwort, Bleeding Heart
IMAGES: Dasty5, Гомель. Собор святых Апостолов Петра и Павла 38, CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) Asterisk, Sagae-giboushi, CC BY-SA 3.0, (3) B.D.'s world, Hosta!
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
