It's difficult to find a garden without this versatile East Asian native! Lush foliage in diverse colors, heights and textures, coupled with its ability to excel in deep shade have captured gardeners' hearts everywhere. Funkia flowers bloom on long stalks above the foliage clumps. Shop our selection of reliable and easy to grow Hosta plants below.
Hosta / Funkia are reliable and easy to grow. Lush foliage is now available in diverse colors, heights and textures. Flowers shoot skyward above foliage.
Hosta prefer moist, humus-rich soil in light to full shade. If positioned in some sun, aim for a filtered, less harsh morning sun. Hostas are a staple of the shade garden and come in so many interesting patterns, shapes and colors—there's no reason for boredom in a shady bed!
Very reliably, yes. Hosta will go dormant after a hard freeze and die to the ground but can be counted on to return each year.
As a general rule, most yellow or gold Hosta will tolerate a partly sunny location. Keep in mind though, too much direct sunshine—especially hot afternoon sun—will cause leaf burn on any variety. Many of the sun-tolerant Hosta tend to have thicker, textured foliage that is puckered, pleated or corrugated. Blue-toned varieties as a general rule do best in low light.
All Hostas tolerate shade and most are fine even in deep shade / indirect light only. Variegated varieties, especially those with more white markings definitely prefer shade to retain their coloration. The blue-foliage varieties will bleach to green with too much direct sun.
