In the Pacific Northwest…love all your varieties; I have Kong , Earth Angel, Sting, June,, Sum and Substance, and a few that were already here when I moved in 7 years ago. The back of my property has various fruit, nut and Arborvitaes..so been transforming my shaded areas sticking with just 3 or 4 varieties it is very woodland pretty and pleasing to the eye. Also a few ferns for texture. My husband wasn’t into plants until my 3 year into redoing these spaces, now he loves it and is helping me😊
I tried autum frost last year, I thought it died but this year-oh boy! It is still small but the leaves are be-aa-uuu-ti-full. I might buy another one to test it's sun tolerance. I would love to try the "undulata" too but hard to find.
Craig, I have lots of different hosta varieties in my garden, but my favorite one is probably Sum and Substance. I planted it in a nearly full-sun location, and it is beautiful! I need to divide it, but I'll wait until spring because I don't want to ruin its shape in my flowerbed. Have a great weekend! ~Margie🤗💐🐝🦋
My six "must haves" would be: 'Fragrant Bouquet', 'Stained Glass', 'Sagae'', 'Blue Angel', 'Striptease', H. ventricosa. The ones you recommend are good, but so common they're everywhere. I grow the 6 I listed and they're all great growers and widely available.
I have really enjoyed hosta "sum and substance". It's large and the leaves are chartreuse. Mine is planted next to hosta "Empress Wu" that is supposed to be the largest hosta but sum and substance dwarfs it in my garden every year.
Hostas are so popular! I also love the limelight hydrangea. Planted one when we moved in and it’s just stunning. My favorite hosta so far is blue angel. Love it!
You should mention they're not picky about where they're planted, some of mine grow under a western Redwood. My soil is more gravel than dirt and they grow beautifully. Watch out for Slugs and snails tho.
Thank you for sharing this. I have a few tips to control slugs and weeds. Every year, I mulch, then put on preen to stop weeds. I use sluggo for the slugs.
Enjoyed your video! Thanks for taking the time to help all of us! I havent been successful locating hosta wholesalers where i can purchase plugs. Any suggestions?
Ever thought about doing elephant ears? I have over a hundred already in pots and was thinking about trying to start a backyard nursery. Had maybe 15 plants at the start of the year so they definitely multiply quickly and seems to have a quick turn around with how quickly they grow
I have several around a Birch tree, where they look gorgeous. I tried growing them under cedar pines, but they don't appear to like that location as much.
I would love to have a Blue Mouse Ear but where I live in Northern VA., they cost $18!!! For Christmas I asked my family to give me a "raincheck" to buy ferns and hostas. I love them so much. Today I got two hostas in my local nursery and 4 ferns. (christmas and b-day gift)
My dad planted 2 varieties of Hosta in his house but can not tell for sure what variety it is. One is 75% positive that it's a "Patriot", the other one is still unknown, but could be a Halcyon except that it is only about 10" tall and 18" across. 2 different nurseries gave me 2 different not so sure answer and the orange big box store told me it's a "leaf" lol. Walmart do sell a bi-colored hosta they just label "green hosta" under the EXPERT brand and is supplied by Sawyer Nursery- it too is a mystery.
Where do you get your Hostas? Spell Bruman's please where u get yours. I watch your RU-vid programs repeatedly. I loves flowers and respect your love for your family.
HI, Loved your video and where do you find hostas at a low price. I do buy many hostas and I have all the ones you mention but the mouse ears I do not have. You gave out some great tips. Thanks
I love you video is my first time to see your video and I’m new in plants 🪴 I just got my new home and I don’t have flower 🌺 I do like this Hostas flower and I need you to help me to how much is Frances Williams ready to put on the ground ?? I’m your fan now I’m from Erie Pa and now I’m going to subscribe to your channel right at this moment I’m so happy that I found you to help me and I do appreciate the way that you explain things you should feel proud of yourself me and my family are now watching more videos. Please help me. I don’t want to have baby flowers and small babies I want to buy them ready to put on the soil you are the best🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶
Speaking of Hosta did you ever do an update on the Sunny Halcyon.I know you were just building stock with them this year and not trying to sell them but it would be interesting to see their progress.
They've not done great... I think our summer heat was really hard on them. They're alive though. I'll update them next Spring... once they've been potted a full year and had time to grow a little and establish themselves. Then I'll really be able to tell if it was worth it. Right now, it's looking iffy.
Hi Savvy. Loved your hosta discussion. Please tell me about the covering above them. Is that enough of a barrier to give dappled sunlight to most hosta varieties? Thanks in advance.
For nursery purposes, I'd never use an app to id a plant of any kind. They may be helpful in **some** cases, but in the nursery world, you've got to correctly id 100% of the time. An app can't do that.
