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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Most hostas are shade-loving

Hostas are an extremely popular perennial and part of the lily family.
By: Kyle Schulz, Master Gardener, Wadena Pioneer Journal

Hostas are an extremely popular perennial and part of the lily family. They are grown primarily for their beautiful foliage rather than their flowers and are considered a low maintenance, shade-tolerant plant. Hosta leaves come in a wide variety of shapes, colors, sizes and textures. Colors will vary from solid to variegated, in shades of blue, green, chartreuse, yellow, white and gold. Hostas originally came from Japan, China and Korea, and were introduced to the European culture in the 1700s, and to the United States in the middle of the 1800s. Today there are more than 2,500 different cultivars from which to choose.

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