Hosta Varieties For Shade

This variety features a mound of large, variegated, oval, which have deep green centers and wide irregular white margins. They can be used as an edging plant or en mass for a showy ground cover.

Cutting astilbes to within 6 inches of the ground after they has finished flowering helps the plant produce a new flush of foliage. Gorgeous in massed plantings. Astilbe Fanal does prefer moist soils so if there was ever a plant that we would recommend...

Best grown in organically rich, humusy, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. In cold winter climates, a winter mulch applied after the ground freezes will help prevent root heaving.

Cutting back will promote new growth, giving you a healthier plant with stronger stems. That is why we do not recommend planting in a hole any deeper than the soil line of the plant in the pot.

Whenever you are preparing a new bed for hosta, it is of major importance for you to mix the soil with a good amount of compost and peat moss.This will give the hostas the food they need for the long years ahead.

‘Golden Tiara' provides bright color in shade with wonderful foliage. This ‘Golden Tiara' shows lots of versatility with its fast clumping habit, good form, and persistent color! * Heart Shaped Green Leaves with Cream and Gold Margins * Lavender Rebloomer...

A Small Hosta with HUGE Appeal Each spring, Rainforest Sunrise Hosta seems to say “I may be small, but watch what I can do”! The show begins in spring when the delightfully-pointed, heart-shaped leaves emerge as a solid light green.

Our Best Selling Hosta! Gardeners are always looking for two things: 1) shade plants and 2) blue plants. The Halcyon Hosta is made for the shade and is the most interesting frosty ocean-blue color, earning it the 1997 Award of Merit (AGM).

Mighty Mouse is loved for its variegated coloring, but it is also liked because it resists snails and slugs! It is a low care perennial that is ideal for a shady area. * Variegated Blue Green Leaves Have White Edges * Lavender Flowers * Compact 8" High...

‘Wide Brim' is most at home in shady, woodland settings and often works well as specimen or edging plant. It is best to keep areas around hostas clear of excess leaf debris to reduce the presence of slugs and snails.

Not only does it have huge, rounded leaves with an amazing texture and heavy puckering, but it sports lavender flowers on 50" tall spikes. Buy a few from us today and see why for yourself! * Large Golden Puckered and Cupped Leaves * Lavender Flowers on...

Flowers appear at the tips of branched stems clad with evergreen dark green leaves which are divided into glossy, leathery, deeply-lobed, often toothed, lanceolate to elliptic segments.

Meaning injures/destroys in reference to the plant's toxic leaves, stems and roots which are poisonous to humans if ingested. Bloom typically commences in mid to late winter extending into early spring.

Prefers light to moderate shade. Bloom typically commences in mid to late winter extending into early spring. Easily grown in organically rich, fertile, humusy, alkaline, medium moisture, well-drained soils in part shade to full shade.

Keep them happy with a well-drained soil that gets plenty of water during the growing season. * HUGE bi-color leaves * White to purple blooms in mid-summer * Shade lover Keep Your Hosta Collection Healthy

A few hours of morning sunlight will bring out the best color in Fragrant Bouquet Hosta, but it will thrive in a totally shaded spot. Your shady garden will thank you! * Bi-color leaves * Scented cream-colored blooms in mid-summer * Hummingbirds love...

This hosta grows best in moist, well-drained, highly organic soils with a pH between 5.5 and 7.5. Sandy loam is better than clay because it provides more aeration for the roots. With its colorful and heavily textured leaves, ‘Dance with Me' will put...

'Regal Supreme' is most at home in shady, woodland settings and often works well as specimen or edging plant. As the summer progresses, the leaves' colors change to blue-green with wide, creamy white margins.

It grows well in moist, well-drained, highly organic soils with a pH between 5.5 and 7.5. Sandy loam is better than clay because it provides more aeration for the roots. The leaves need some morning sun to bring out the best coloration; too much sun will...

The Tallest Hosta with Huge, Dark Green Leaves The Hosta Empress Wu, Hosta 'Empress Wu', is a very impressive hosta that rises above any other hosta plant! It was named in honor of the only female emperor to rule China.

A great Hosta to start with is Hosta Elegans (Hosta Sieboldiana Elegans). A great choice for any beginner gardener, this blue-green giant hosta will certainly be outstanding wherever it is planted! * Solid Blue Green Heart Shaped Leaves * Textured with...

Upright Hosta with Stunning Blues Edged in Yellow Hosta Regal Splendor, Hosta 'Regal Splendor', is a stunning sport of Hosta 'Krossa Regal'. This very elegant looking host provides tall stems of lavender flowers that appear in August.

‘Wheee!' is most at home in shady, woodland settings and often works well as specimen or edging plant. It is best to keep areas around hostas clear of excess leaf debris to reduce the presence of slugs and snails.

Dainty bells of lavender decorate the stems that rise up to one foot above the foliage in July, a visual treat as well as a welcome boon for butterflies and bees. * Decorative foliage * Dwarf * High slug resistance Keep Your Hosta Collection Healthy

So beautiful in your shade garden, it's a sin! Gardeners are always on the lookout for bright colors to fill shady areas and the top gardeners know that color in shade doesn't often come by the flowers, but by the foliage.

At 3 Feet Wide, Makes a Great Groundcover The Hosta First Frost, Hosta 'First Frost', is a handsome sport of ‘Halcyon' and begins in spring with deep blue leaves with a gold colored edging.

It has excellent slug resistance! This blue-grey plant is a standout in any garden area. Morning sun is tolerable and will help to intensify the leaf colors, but hot afternoon sun is usually deadly to hostas! 'Blue Angel' will add color and texture to...