Hosta Giantland Love Under the Stars

Hosta 'Giantland Love Under the Stars' is a rare, small hosta for shade gardens. Hosta 'Giantland Love Under the Stars' is a distinctive hosta cultivar introduced by Jeff Miller from Land of the Giants Hosta Farm. This hosta should be small to medium growing, however in our central European conditiosn is only small, as reaches no more than 20 cm in height. Hosta 'Giantland Love Under the Stars' originated as a sport of hosta 'Love in the Afternoon'. It features misted blue-green foliage. Leaves are nearly round, pointed at the end, cupped, and corrugated.

This hosta cultivar is more suitable for collectors who are willing to invest extra care and attention than to ordinary gardeners. In early summer, it produces delicate, near-white flowers that rise above the foliage. Perfect for collectors looking to add a rare and visually captivating specimen to their hosta collection, this hosta is ideal for small shade gardens or containers.

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.