Hosta

PLANT TYPE: Hosta (Perennial)

HARDINESS (USDA ZONE): 3 to 9

SEASON: Spring and Summer

EXPOSURE: Shade to partial shade

TIME TO MATURITY: 3 months

SPACING: 24 to 48 inches Inches

PLANTING DEPTH: Bare root, at grade

HEIGHT: 6 to 48 inches

SPREAD: 10 to 60 inches

PESTS & DISEASES: Slugs, deer, rabbits, Anthracnose, leaf spot and crown rot

WATER NEEDS: Deep watering per week as needed

MAINTENANCE: Moderate

TOLERANCE: High heat and humidity

SOIL TYPE: Loamy well drained

SOIL pH: 5.0 to 5.5

SOIL DRAINAGE: Moist and Well Drained

COMPANION PLANTING: Allium, bergenia, cranesbill (Geranium), daffodil, hyacinth, muscari, spurge (Euphorbia) and Tulips

GENUS: Hosta spp.