Sum and Substance Hosta Plants

Sum and Substance Hosta Plants

Lovely big yellow-green leaves make a bold statement in a dark corner, and it flowers well in summer.

Invaluable for the shady garden, giving interest, structure and colour from spring until autumn.

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Features

• Foliage: Large, yellow-green
• Flower: Pale lilac
• Flowering: June-July
• Height x Spread: 1m x 1.5m.
• Position: Recommended for sheltered shade only
• Soil: Loam, clay, sand, moist but well drained.
• Hardy, grows on the coast
• RHS Award of Garden Merit

Garden Design Ideas

Hostas are famous for their shade tolerance, and Sum and Substance is one of those varieties that doesn't do well in full sun, even where the soil is moist all the time. They're tough plants that grow on the coast and polluted urban sites.