Hosta Frisian Sun Wave

Hosta Frisian Sun Wave comes from B. Aukema from the Netherlands. It is a medium-sized hosta with bright yellow leaves that turn green-yellow later in the season. Strongly wavy leaves end in narrow tips. The edges are beautifully wavy. Its leaves are held horizontally at the end of long, purple-colored petioles. Hostas from B. Aukema have gained a high reputation for their solid leaves and pure shades of green, yellow or blue color. Maybe you already have hostas like Frisian Pride, Frisian Waving Steel or other "Frisian" in your collection. They are always a rare gem of any hosta collection. Now, another gem appears on the market - Hosta Frisian Sun Wave. You always wanted to have such a wonderful hosta in your collection. Right now, is the right time...

How to grow hostas

Save light shade to shade place in your garden to plant hostas. Filtered sun is best for the colorful varieties to reach their full color contrast. The green and blue hostas are the most shade-tolerant. Usually the yellow cultivars are the most sun-tolerant. The most dangerous is a direct sunshine, especially hot afternoon sun. This is the most critical where temperatures are high. Variegated varieties, especially those with a lot of white in the leaves, burn very easily. Blue color of leaves turns to green-blue or even fully green with too much direct sun. Plants with thick leaves are better suited for dry soil conditions than thin-leaved ones, but none is able to grow years-long in very dry soil. Plant hostas in moist, humus-rich soil. Water your hostas well immediately as you plant them. Give them water regularly during their first one or two growing season. Hostas grow slowly and may take 2 to 5 years to reach their full size, longer for the largest species and cultivars. Reserve a plenty of space in your perennial bed for hostas. Most of them are medium sized or large perennials. Hostas are almost fully disease and pest resistant. The most dangerous injury can by caused by slugs, snails and deers.