Sun tolerant hostas:
Linnea Lahlum
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Comments (23)I, too, believe it's the zone you are in and heat and humidity plays a big role, as well. I have a neighbor, sort of that has hostas in all day sun afternoon sun at that. She has them on the wrong side of her house. This is them and she also doesn't water them much. So they are pretty much ugly for most of the season. They lasted longer this season because it's been less hot and humid and we've had more rain is my thinking. So take into account your zone and all these factors first....See MoreFavorite small/medium sun tolerant hosta
Comments (19)That's really interesting - how different hosta do in different places. By this time of the year, most everything at my house has a few crunchy patches. This year, Dark Star burned. It's one that my dog got, though, so it's reverted to juvenile leaves and is small again. Francee never burns for me. It's 101 today, by my thermometer. This is Francee just now. (She isn't in a lot of sun, though.) bk...See MoreLooking for sun tolerant small hostas
Comments (5)You could have fun with families... Cheatin' Heart, Faithful Heart, and Illicit Affar (or Stolen Kiss) look great together Maui Buttercups looks good with its sport Rainforest Sunrise (and where the heck is the reverse, gy sport... should have showed up by now with all the popularity of the parent ann RS...) Dixie Chick and Dixie Chickadee (formerly just Chickadee) are nice reverses of each other - green and a very clear white and speckles - and you will inevitably get a nice green sport to match them out of D Chickadee... Vanilla Cream with its sports Ice Cream and Heart and Soul (or Wylde Green Cream) and one of my favorite small sun-tolerant families... Lemon-Lime (yellow-chartreuse parent of the bunch_ Twist of Lime (LL with a thin green margin) Lemon Delight (most vigorous of the bunch - green with yellow margin) Lemon Frost (y with white margin) Lime Fizz - said to be a seedling of Lemon Delight Shiny Penny - seedling of LL x Shining Tot and doggone it, I know I've got one more out there but its dark and wet out......See MoreMoving hostas from shade to sun
Comments (5)I would consider waiting until later in Sept. or wait until spring even better . It may be hard on them moving int0othe sun and not introduced to it from spring on. I have part of my shade that blew down and had to be taken out and they now get more sun then ever this season and seem to be doing just fine . I need to water more but none are burning yet but then that being said we have had so much rain and only really hot the past two or so weeks...See MoreLinnea Lahlum
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Pieter zone 7/8 B.C.