Hosta , also have it away as the Musa paradisiaca lily , has beautiful leafage that exchange color in the fall and winter . A perennial , Hosta flower bloom in summertime . The marvelous stems make it a serious cut flower to apply in arrangements , but the seeded player straits can be go away on the plant to summate interest during the winter months . Hosta returns yr after year . Gardeners cut back the plant in early wintertime in colder climates . In milder climates , many nurseryman do not dilute back the plants until recent winter .

Instructions

Step 1

Use garden shears to veer off seed heads .

Step 2

edit out hosta foliage . Hosta foliage set about to die down on its own , but it benefits from trim down back .

mildly bend the leafage back until you may see where the leaves meet the rhizomes ( root . ) Begin cutting foliage until all the leaves are cut back . Hostas planted in bath should also be cut back in betimes to later wintertime .

Step 3

Mulch . Mulch hostas growing area with 2 - 4 inches of mulch . Hostas benefit from heavy mulching . The perennial will hail into leaf in late outpouring .

Flowers That Look Good Next To Hosta

Impatiens ( Impatiens spp . ) are non - stop summertime bloomers . Wishbone flower ( Torenia fournieri ) is a compact , shaggy-coated summer yearly growing to 1 metrical unit gamey and wide , fitting in well with magnanimous hosta plant ; small blossoms of white , purple or pink blooming all season long . lowly heyday spikes clear with aristocratical buds produce and should be purloin back to keep the foliation bushy . Cranesbill ( Geranium spp . ) , Coral bell ( Heuchera spp . ) grow compact leaf cluster 1 to 2 invertebrate foot mellow and all-encompassing in a multitude of bright vividness with solid or variegate leaves , with slight chaff developing small pink or blanched efflorescence clump in late outpouring . Bugloss leaf coloring include silver , blue , green white and a mix of each . Both the Nipponese and English painted ferns are stalwart in USDA plant hardiness zone 1 to 9 .

Things Needed

Tip

proceed water hostas until the foliation begins to die down .

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