{"id":3696,"date":"2017-01-08T00:28:28","date_gmt":"2017-01-08T00:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3696"},"modified":"2016-12-31T11:14:19","modified_gmt":"2016-12-31T11:14:19","slug":"growing-hostas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/growing-hostas\/","title":{"rendered":"Ideas Growing Hostas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/growing-hostas\/attachment\/hosta-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3697\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3697\" title=\"hosta\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/hosta.jpg\" alt=\"hosta\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/hosta.jpg 448w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/hosta-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Facts about Hostas<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hostas are attractive foliage plants that prosper in the shade from spring to the first frost.<\/li>\n<li>Hosta varieties vary in height from the Blue Angel at 4 feet to\u00c2\u00a0 Thumb Nail at 4 inches.<\/li>\n<li>Blue green and yellow leaved hosts all like water and the yellow &amp; gold leaved varieties will stand more sunshine like Sun Power .<\/li>\n<li>Varied textures are available from smooth, crinkled, puckered and leathery all\u00c2\u00a0 to tempt you.<\/li>\n<li>Hostas do not seem to die of old age and require minimum maintenance.<\/li>\n<li><!--more--><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/growing-hostas\/attachment\/hosta-6\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3698\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3698\" title=\"hosta-6\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/hosta-6.jpg\" alt=\"hosta-6\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/hosta-6.jpg 448w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/hosta-6-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Variagated Leaves<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There are many variations amongst different varieties with wide and narrow outer bands. it is hard to get a perfect match as light, temperature and growing conditions can influence the colour pattern.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Juvenile leaves always look different not only smaller but less rounded and some leaf patterns take years to fully develop.<\/li>\n<li>Hosta sieboldii varieties have distinctive patterns like Haku-Chu-Han and Kabitan.<\/li>\n<li>Combine variagated Hostas with Arum italicum Pictum or other variagated leaved plants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/growing-hostas\/attachment\/hosta-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3699\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3699\" title=\"hosta-1\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/hosta-1.jpg\" alt=\"hosta-1\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/hosta-1.jpg 448w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/hosta-1-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hosta Flowers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hosta flower on long lasting Racemes like Hosta Blue Angel.<\/li>\n<li>Flowers may be white and scented like Fragrant Candelabra\u00c2\u00a0 or Fragrant Bouquet<\/li>\n<li>Some plants have pale blue\u00c2\u00a0 flowering spikes like the spreading Hosta ventricola Aureo-marginata<\/li>\n<li>Flowers are not the main reason for growing Hostas but provide another level of interest &amp; valuable benefits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/growing-hostas\/attachment\/hosta-5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3700\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3700\" title=\"hosta-5\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/hosta-5.jpg\" alt=\"hosta-5\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/hosta-5.jpg 448w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/hosta-5-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Where to use Hostas<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In Japan hostas are grown as pot plants for both indor and our door use.<\/li>\n<li>They can be planted on the edge of a gravel path under the shade of a hedge.<\/li>\n<li>Small hostas can be used in the wet areas of a rock garden or rockery.<\/li>\n<li>A woodland setting is often best with key elements of shade and moisture being available.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3701\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3701\" style=\"width: 448px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/growing-hostas\/attachment\/host-of-hostas\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3701\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3701\" title=\"host-of-hostas\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/host-of-hostas.jpg\" alt=\"Host of low growing Hosta\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/host-of-hostas.jpg 448w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/host-of-hostas-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3701\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Host of low growing Hosta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Good patterns can be found amongst the leaf arrangements and that is one reason the foliage is often used by florists.<\/li>\n<li>Other companion plants not mentioned above include Epimedium, Acorus, Astilibes, Berginia and Pulmonaria. Aim for plants that will add variety to the height and shapes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/environmental-gardening\/slug-free-hostas\/\">Protect Hostas from Slugs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?awinmid=2283&amp;awinaffid=81944&amp;clickref=&amp;p=http:\/\/search.thompson-morgan.com\/seeds\/Hosta%20Plants\">Hostas<\/a> at Thompson and Morgan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Facts about Hostas Hostas are attractive foliage plants that prosper in the shade from spring to the first frost. Hosta varieties vary in height from the Blue Angel at 4 feet to\u00c2\u00a0 Thumb Nail at 4 inches. Blue green and yellow leaved hosts all like water and the yellow &amp; gold leaved varieties will stand more sunshine like Sun Power . Varied textures are available from smooth, crinkled, puckered and leathery all\u00c2\u00a0 to tempt you. 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