Nancy Forrest discusses on Apr. 29 the use of hostas to enhance shaded garden areas in a recent blog post. She notes that there are about 3,000 varieties of hostas with leaves in various colors and flowers that attract pollinators.
Forrest explains that hostas can bring color to mostly green spaces under trees, as their leaves come in shades such as cream, silver, gold, chartreuse, yellow, and blue. Their flowers bloom from early summer to fall in pink, lavender, light blue or white and may have a pleasant scent.
She lists several hosta varieties by name including Striptease—featuring green leaves with a golden stripe and thin white edge—and Wolverine—with long blue-green leaves edged in creamy gold. Other varieties mentioned are Pandora’s Box, Heavenly Tiara and Whirlwind.
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