The bright green color of the leaves is best when this variety is planted in full sun. Very hot climates may have to provide some late afternoon shade. August Moon Hosta is a large yellow-green hosta for sun.
The lime-green color of the leaves is brightest when this plant receives hours of full sun preferably in the morning. In climates with hot dry summers, this variety should be given shade in the afternoon, when sunlight can be harsh and desiccate the large leaves. Gold Regal Hosta is a large hosta with upright-facing yellow-green leaves. This is a sun-tolerant variety which can grow in full-sun locations in mild climates.
Like other large hostas, it benefits from afternoon shade in hot climates. The leaves will be a much brighter yellow-green when this plant is grown in sunny locations.
Diana Remembered Hosta is a medium-sized variegated hosta for sun. Leaves are a deep green with wide, creamy-white borders. This sun-lover can thrive in full sun planting locations in areas with mild summers, but should be given shade in the afternoon in climates with hot summers. Abba Dabba Do Hosta is a giant variegated hosta with rippled leaves that is well-suited to sunny planting locations. The leaves are a dark olive green with an irregular yellow border.
The Abba Dabba Do hosta is one of the best hostas for sun, growing well even in climates with hot summers. Korean Snow Hosta is a small-medium hosta with dark green leaves that are streaked with white.
However, you can try to grow these types of blue hosta in sunny, but not full sun, locations. University of Minnesota Extension. American Hosta Society Newsletter Winter American Hosta Society. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Use precise geolocation data. Select personalised content. Create a personalised content profile. Measure ad performance. Select basic ads. Create a personalised ads profile.
Select personalised ads. Apply market research to generate audience insights. Measure content performance. Develop and improve products. List of Partners vendors. In This Article Expand. Full Sun. Partial Shade. White Hostas. Watch for Signs. Some Sun. Featured Video. Related Topics. Any Hosta with a thin leaf texture the ones the slugs like best either greens or golds or variegated, will not take a lot of sun, and will burn in too much sun.
However, if they are in too deep shade, that is not good either as they do need some light to grow well. I have found that water and soil is the tweekable items to getting Hostas to be able to withstand more sunlight. This is what all the books say, and what all the speakers say, is that they need at least an inch of water per week to maintain healthy plants. The leaves are so large and water evaporates so fast from them that they need to receive much extra water.
Not just a cup or two when you think of it, but even lots more water when the temperature gets over that 90 degree mark. And, when the clumps get over 5 years old, the roots are fighting for all the soil and water they can as they get so root bound.
This is when Hostas start to deteriorate. I have seen amazing things happen and the plant comes back to life when they are given plenty of water on time when they need it. Soil is the second thing that plants need almost more than moisture, as with good soil filled with compost, retains water readily.
I was beside myself with joy when I planted the new beds and in each hole I dug, I put a half pail of compost and then filled in with the new loose soil! I had amended soil in the old beds, but it never was like planting in nice loose soil. It was just like gardening programs on television! I could see after about a month, into August, that the Hostas were starting to take hold and really did well, even with the hot weather continuing.
I watered them all at least once each week, some of the miniatures and smaller varieties more often, even every day. I use a pail of water and an 8 oz. If the temperature is at 90 or above, the water evaporates very quickly.
You can also use man-made shade too, with trellises or vintage gates set in the garden, with vines making the shade needed for a hosta. Pergolas too, add much interest and focus on the gardens, as well as the shade again. One of the best ways to tell if a specific Hosta variety fares well in sun is to go to your local nursery in August and look at the Hostas. Check the leaves closely and see which varieties do not have burnt leaves. You can also do this while on a garden tour or when visiting friends.
Make sure that the ones you are looking at have actually been in the hot sun and are out of protected elements. Hello, my name is Judi Ruedy and I have been a Master Gardener Volunteer for about 20 years and have been involved in a local garden club since My love for Hostas started a long time ago before I knew anything about growing anything, and Hostas were not in vogue. I created this website specifically for zone 4 Northern gardeners that need help finding perennials specific to their growing area.
Very good information about hosta that do well better in the sun and Execellent information on the care and planting of Hosta.. Very good information all round. We are planning a border of Hostas in the front of our house. We want a strip of large hostas about 12 ft.
There are so many listed here, could you please shorten the list for us? Thanks for your help. Thank you for the information about the Hostas. I found out about hostas that grow in the sun by accident. I always buy flowers that like the sun. Some people look forward to looking at my flowers each year. Where can I buy some of these hostas?
Birdell Reed. Hello Birdell, Thank you for your questions. There are numerous places to purchase Hostas. Most will only have varieties. Go on your computer and type in Hostas in say Michigan if that is where you live. There should be a lot of places that come up for you to check out. Some will be nurseries, and some will be mail order nurseries.
You will pay more locally usually as they are usually larger and older plants than can be shipped from a nursery. There are some locally here in West Central Wisconsin that grow many, many varieties and also do mail order. Order early in the winter or spring and have the site ready to plant when they are sent.
Now, another thing to consider is your soil. Since you have a lot of sun, you will want to prepare your soil with Lots of compost.
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