hostas

Leafy garden plants

Hostas are shade-tolerant perennial plants grown primarily for their broad, decorative leaves rather than their flowers.

Native to East Asia, they're a staple of temperate gardens, thriving where other plants struggle: The hostas under the oak tree are finally filling in.

Leaves range from deep green to blue-gray to variegated.

Singular: hosta.

gardening

shade garden

Planting area with limited sunlight

landscaping · companion plants · mulch · dividing · transplanting · edging · woodland garden · container planting · underplanting · garden design

foliage

leaves

Tree's photosynthetic organs

lance-shaped · blue-green · chartreuse · glaucous · puckered · waxy · corrugated · smooth · thick · substance

varieties

variegated

Marked with different colors

sport · leaf shape · leaf color · streaked · marginated

cultivation

moist soil

Earth with water content

dormancy · crown · propagation · soil amendment · compost · planting depth · spacing · hardiness zones · overwintering · tissue culture

flowering

scapes

Leafless flower stems

bell-shaped · summer blooming · seed pods · deadheading · reblooming · bloom time · pollinators · bees · raceme

Categories
Opposites
light requirement

hostassunflowers

Large yellow composite blooms

lavender · roses · daylilies · black-eyed Susans · coneflowers

ornamental feature

hostasflowering plants

Seed-bearing plants with blooms

roses · peonies · dahlias · lilies · tulips

growing conditions

hostassucculents

Moisture-retaining flora

cacti · desert plants · drought-tolerant plants · xerophytes · agaves

Phrases
Family

host, hostel, hostess, hostage

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G