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Here in Ohio we're cloudy over 60% of the time. That makes these golden leaved hostas invaluable to us as bright and cheerful accents, especially on the dim north side of the house and under trees. Yellow is one of the most eye-catching of colors, and draws the eye at a distance, making these hostas the faceted diamonds in your garden design. Use them like the jewels they are and have the best-dressed garden around. The first two, Bright Lights and Grand Tiara, are really variegated, but the overall impression is gold, so I've included them here.
Use this hosta as you would an ever-blooming annual, except you only have to pay for it and plant it once! The leaves are so highly colored- eye catching gold centers defined and bordered by heavy blue green- that they have to be considered a design element on their own. During midsummer, it's topped by a froth of white flowers, and fall turns the brilliant leaves to old brass, a perfect border under the canopy of your flaming autumn maple.
25" wide x 15" high, slightly puckered gold leaves bordered by dark blue green, white flowers.
For edging and filling, you can't beat the smaller hostas. When other
plants fade, and the perennial border starts to look a bit ragged, a line
of these tiny, twinkling plants frames your garden with never ending drama.
12" wide x 6" high, with lavender flowers. Very rich looking, with a dark medial stripe and wide gold outer border.
This hosta is so cute and sunny that I'd have named it after Shirley Temple. Most people use this as an edger, creating a handsome border to neaten a bed or frame an evergreen, but I like it best in a pot in the corner of the porch. There are so few flowers that will excel in the shade of a porch and none that are yellow. It really brightens up a shady corner and, unlike impatiens, it doesn't die if I have to be away for a few days and can't water. I'm going to try leaving it out this winter instead of moving it to the greenhouse. I'll let you know how it goes.
10"
wide (eventually) by 4" high, yellow strappy leaves and tiny lavender
bells of flowers on 8" scapes.
2005
Hosta of the Year
The king of the large hostas. There may be bigger hostas, or golder, or greener or faster or even fatter, but there is no substitute for 'Sum and Substance', one of the all time greats that has it all. Just having this big pile of gold in the garden makes me feel massively rich. Plant this where it will receive at least a few hours of sun and watch the gold appear. In spring and in deep shade it's a lovely light peridot.
Over 100"
wide (really!) x 30" high, the leaves are up to 2 feet long, good
sun resistance, excellent pest resistance, with white violet blooms in
August. Will take years to reach mature size, and can be divided and kept
at about 3' wide indefinitely. Or just put it in the yard and mow around
the edges when it gets to the size you want.
A medium to large gold hosta with a rapid growth rate and twisted and flounced leaves that are reported to withstand full sun, at least in Ohio. Sun Power is smaller and deeper gold than Sum and Substance with a more upright growth habit and outstanding pest resistance. This fall, I'm going to plant this on the sunward side of my new goldfish pond, and I may buy some matching goldfish next spring. I think I'll enjoy the echo of the colors above and below, the hostas waving in the breeze, the fish wavering in the rippled water. Very Zen.
40" wide x 40" high, bright gold, ruffled leaves and upright growth habit.
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