I LOVE the simple elegance of hostas, but having lost several to slugs and snails many years ago I haven’t had the heart, nor the inclination, to grow any since.
But now there are so many non-toxic slug deterrents on the market I am giving hostas another go, protecting them with cordons of wool pellets.
The varieties I have chosen are ‘Guacamole’ and ‘So Sweet’. ‘Guacamole’ grows to 3ft (90cm) in the right conditions and has glossy, slightly puckered leaves that are golden-yellow to light green. It produces scented mauve and white flowers.
‘So Sweet’ is clump-forming, has leaves edged with white and funnelshaped flowers that are white with purple stripes.
I am planting them at the margins of the branches of a weeping ornamental pear. Most hostas thrive in shade, though Hosta ‘Guacamole’ is happy in sun, so they should like this dappled shade.
This story is from the May 07, 2022 edition of Amateur Gardening.
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