For a large hosta with variegated foliage, choose ‘Dream Weaver.’ Although not as large as some of the truly giant varieties, ...

The fragrant plantain lily (H. plantaginea) is often grown for its quilted leaves and sweet-scented white flowers in late summer. Fragrant hosta hybrids have also become more available. How to use it.

Hostas, with lush foliage and striking flowers, ... But this native of Asia, also called plantain lily, isn’t just for shade gardens anymore.

What daylilies are to the sunny perennial garden, hostas are to the shade garden, with their adaptability, few maintenance requirements, long life and neat, symmetrical mounds of leaves with varying ...

Yes, hosta, commonly known as the perennial plantain lily, ... The beauty of growing hostas in a shade garden is the beautiful and colorful shape of their bold leaves.

Sebright Gardens is a 34-acre nursery featuring a 4-acre display garden that eschews annuals and vegetables for purely ornamental perennials such as selectively bred hostas, ferns and ground-cover ...

Etched Glass may just be the most beautiful hosta I have ever seen or grown. Not only do I find it mesmerizing, but as a horticulturist I find it intriguing to know that it comes from a lineage of ...

Hosta Virus X will spread in your garden to other hostas. Eventually everything looks like it’s speckled, spotted, streaked and mutated. Unfortunately, the only solution for Hosta Virus X is the ...

Howard Luttrell knew he wanted to start a garden when he retired from the U.S. Marine Corps after 29 years. ... His passion is hostas, a lily-like perennial plant known for its foliage.

I have been totally besotted and obsessed with hostas for years. It all began like most addictions do — with one or two when I was employed at a local garden center. Then, I added a couple more ...