Re: Choosing the best hosta plants
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Choosing the best hosta plants
- From: W*
- Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 23:37:22 -0400
- References:
At 09:09 AM 03/28/2000 -0600, you wrote:
>Hello - I want to plant a few large, to very large growing variegated hostas
>in broken shade.
>
>Can you all choose 3 plants for over all low maintenance. Being common,
>vigorous, beauty, and resistant to snails, would be my priorities - which
>ones would you choose?? I don't want to pay a premium price for them.
Cajun ..plant two of HOSTA undulata 'Albo-marginata' and one PETASITE
japonicum varigatees (an under $10 purchase?). Petasite is available from
www.robynsnestnursery.com Plant the petasite next to the hostas and it
will act as the preferred slug bait, so these white-edged hosta beauties
will not be touched.
The ALBOS (albomarginata) are Canada's number one selling hosta (and
Holland's also?); and this, is by quantity shipped & sold!!! Delivered at
a buck an eye and sold by the millions. This variety grows well in any
soil, any sun/shade situation and the slugs can never eat as fast as it's
leaves grow.
just thoughts from Canada
Bill Nash Guelph Ontario <raffi@sympatico.ca>
