Hostas are extremely popular perennials in North America. Although not native here, they don’t become invasive in most circumstances. They tolerate shade, even deep shade for some varieties, are ...

A: Hail can be pretty damaging to plant, especially ones with big leaves, such as hosta. The good news is that this damage is to the leaves, not the roots. And most perennials (such as hosta ...

Melianthus major ‘Antonow’s Blue,’ named after a local gardener, is the hardiest of these South African beauties with big, powder blue, saw-toothed leaves. • Hosta ‘Sum and Substance ...

Heavy, substantial foliage resists slug damage. A gorgeous middle sized very showy Hosta is' Sagae' with spectacular large blue-green leaves with variations of creamy white on the margins.

And right now, she's especially proud of her Niagara Falls hosta. "I've seen this same large leaf hosta, which I developed, around the world including in England, around the Tower of London and ...

A: Big, beautiful, lush hosta is a favorite ... a circular arrangement of leaves close to the ground, and oh, what leaves! Hosta leaves are enormously variable, sizes from miniature to huge ...

It wasn’t always hosta central here at the Fox home ... sieboldiana 'Frances Williams,' which has large blue leaves with yellow margins and H. 'Gold Standard,' whose yellow leaves with ...

Large hosta with deep blue, puckered, cupped leaves. Foliage becomes deep green by late summer. Prefers moist, humus rich soil and part to full shade.

“I need to plant a hosta under my tree, which variety is your favorite?” This innocent question to one of the North Dakota State University Extension Master Gardeners in Ward County sent me ...

Years ago, while mowing the lawn for the first time at our first house, I noticed a big clump of furled green leaves coming through ... trumpet-flowered spikes. Hosta, I realized, not skunk ...