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Hosta Plants
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| Hosta
plants are an extremely popular perennial plant. They are grown
for their unique beautiful foliage. Hosta plants originated
in Japan, China, and Korea. They have earned themselves a place
in many yards and gardens across the United States. Hosta plants
are very adaptable to site locations that would not be favorable
to other plants. |
| The hosta
plants may be used in many garden or landscaping situations
because the many cultivars of hosta differ in size and color.
A shady area under a tree or on shady side of a garden or house
is not a problem with a beautiful hosta plant. Hosta plants
are also quite tolerant of soil types. Soils that are very low
in organic matter should be supplemented with an organic amendment
such as peat moss, composted pine bark, or composted plant materials.
Hosta
plants are easy to maintain. All you do is let them grow.
They will mature in 4 to 8 years. Most hosta plants develop
a rounded shape, while some other cultivars form a vase shape.
Care must be taken to give the very large cultivars, like
the Hosta ‘Blue Angel’, plenty of room to grow.
The ‘Blue Angel can spread up to 8 feet wide.
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| Hosta
plants also display leaves that may be a solid color or some
cultivars have variegated leaves. The solid colored leaves may
be blue, green, gold, or yellow. The variegated leaves may include
a combination of lighter and darker shades of color. Some have
lighter colors in the center of the leaves and some leaf margins
show a lighter color on the leaf edge. Hosta plants are varied
and colorful. They readily adapt to the needs of most gardening
situations. |
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