Hosta Sum And Substance

Height:  4 feet

Spacing:  4 feet

Sunlight:  partial shade  full
shade

Hardiness Zone:  2a

Other Names:  Plantain Lily,
Funkia
Description:

A sun tolerant selection,
perfect for adding texture and
color to summer garden beds and
landscapes; thick, heart shaped
leaves are chartreuse with
medium to heavy corrugation;
fragrant lavender flowers rise
above foliage in the midsummer
months
Ornamental Features

Sum and Substance Hosta features
dainty spikes of lightly-scented
lavender bell-shaped flowers
rising above the foliage in mid
summer. Its attractive enormous
textured round leaves remain
chartreuse in color throughout
the season.

Landscape Attributes

Sum and Substance Hosta is a
dense herbaceous perennial with
tall flower stalks held atop a
low mound of foliage. Its
wonderfully bold, coarse texture
can be very effective in a
balanced garden composition.

This is a relatively low
maintenance plant, and is best
cleaned up in early spring
before it resumes active growth
for the season. Gardeners should
be aware of the following
characteristic(s) that may
warrant special consideration;

Insects
Sum and Substance Hosta is
recommended for the following
landscape applications;

Accent
Mass Planting
General Garden Use
Groundcover
Planting & Growing

Sum and Substance Hosta will
grow to be about 3 feet tall at
maturity, with a spread of 5
feet. When grown in masses or
used as a bedding plant,
individual plants should be
spaced approximately 4 feet
apart. Its foliage tends to
remain dense right to the
ground, not requiring facer
plants in front. It grows at a
medium rate, and under ideal
conditions can be expected to
live for approximately 10 years.
As an herbaceous perennial, this
plant will usually die back to
the crown each winter, and will
regrow from the base each
spring. Be careful not to
disturb the crown in late winter
when it may not be readily
seen!

This plant does best in partial
shade to shade. It prefers to
grow in average to moist
conditions, and shouldn't be
allowed to dry out. It is not
particular as to soil type or
pH. It is somewhat tolerant of
urban pollution. This particular
variety is an interspecific
hybrid. It can be propagated by
division; however, as a
cultivated variety, be aware
that it may be subject to
certain restrictions or
prohibitions on propagation.