Hosta Sunset Grooves

Hosta 'Rainforest Sunrise' has become a hosta of the year in 2013 in the United States, because of its popularity what reflected also its really great beauty. Therefore, when we want talk about improved cultivar Hosta 'Sunset Grooves' we should really stop and look on this eye catcher. Hosta 'Sunset Grooves' has even better substance of its round, cup-like leaves and even wider dark green leaf margin. Generally the leaves are corrugated and clump has much stronger substance compare to hosta 'Rainforest Sunrise'. It is richly topped by cute white flowers in the middle of the season. It look fantastic in medium sized pot or in perennial bed. It is one from the best introduction in the last 5 years. 

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.