Rainforest Sunrise Hosta is a shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for its dramatic foliage. The corrugated heart-shaped basal foliage emerges solid chartreuse and matures to bright yellow with broad green margins. Small bell-like near white lavender flowers raise up on scapes in mid summer attracting butterflies and pollinators. Best color in partial sun and moist well-drained soils. Rainforest Sunshine has good resistance to slug damage.
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Height: |
0.5' - 1' |
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Spread: |
1' - 1.5’ |
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Spacing: |
1’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
3 - 9 |
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Bloom Color: |
Purple/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: Rob Duval, Rainforest sunrise-mid june, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Rob Duval, Hosta-rainforest sunrise, CC BY-SA 3.0, (3) Photo by David J. Stang, Hosta Rainforest Sunrise 1zz, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
