Re: Hostas for pots
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Hostas for pots
- From: B* D*
- Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 18:52:41 -0500
On a less refined level, I have grown H. lancifolia for years in two
matching concrete planters on my front porch in FULL shade. They are big
enough to make a show, do very well there and are no trouble at all, and
are quite charming in Sept when they bloom. In late fall when they go
dormant I stick yew cuttings in with them to fill the void. In spring when
the hostas start to come up I pitch the yew. Something there all the time.
Lancifolia get no respect, but for a use like this they have a certain
grace that more expensive hostas lack.
Bobbi Diehl
Bloomington, IN
zone 5/6
On Tue, 13 Mar 2001, Hal or Nancy Robinson wrote:
> I like the little hostas in pots so that I can set them around a bench
> or an area that I can see them up close and personal. They grow very
> well in pots because I always use a saucer and they never want for
> moisture and they have no competition.. You will have to bury the pot
> or put in a coldframe in the winter time but the little treasures can
> only be appreciated in pots where hopefully we will sit some time just
> to admire the leaves.
>
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