Finding low light plants for the garden can be a challenge, and that’s where colored hostas save the day. There are over 2,000 registered cultivars of hosta plants. Hosta colors include hues of ...

Use hostas as understory plants below trees or with taller shrubs. Line a pathway or driveway or nestle them in with other shade-loving perennials in a garden. The more unusually colored hostas ...

Regardless of size, growing hosta plants requires rich, moist soil that drains well and partial or deep shade. Darker-colored hostas need more shade, while lighter, more yellow hostas look best ...

Just about all hostas fall into those color and size ranges. The giants can get quite large. Empress Wu is purported to be the largest, standing at least four feet tall with leaves almost two feet ...

The color lingers through the first freeze. These sun-tolerant hostas, and more with names like “Waffles” and “Sun Power,” turn golden yellow if they receive several hours of sun each day.

Large blue hostas are great for a background planting, with brighter-colored varieties in the foreground. Golden hostas look great against strong blue varieties. What should be done after they bloom?

Hostas are known for being low-maintenance plants ... "With varieties possessing dark blue foliage often needing the least light, brighter colored foliage varieties needing more light (but ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Any hosta gardener knows that deer love to eat hostas. There are a whole host of things you can do to try and keep the deer away — from commercial and homemade sprays to ...

Answer: Blue hostas need to be in shadier areas in order to retain their blue color. They do best in locations where they receive filtered or dappled sunlight for most of the day. If they do ...