Hosta 'Sum & Substance'

Hosta 'Sum & Substance'One of the largest hostas, Hosta 'Sum and Substance' (Plantain Lily) is a perennial forming a spreading mound of thick, broadly heart shaped, light green leaves, up to 20 in. long, turning chartreuse to gold depending on sun exposure. Type: Perennial Zone: 3 to 8 Height: 2. 00 to 3. 00 feet Spread: 3. 00 to 5. 00 feet Bloom Time: August Bloom Description: Lavender Sun: Full sun to part shade Water: Medium Maintenance: Low Flower: Showy, Good Cut Leaf:

Deep purple flower spikes above mounds of gray-green foliage provide great color to the front of shrub borders or spotted into the rock garden

rock gardens

Cerastium tomentosum

and has a more intense blue flower color

With some salt tolerance and great drought tolerance

Appreciates some light afternoon shade in hot summer climates

all of which complement the June flowers of rich violet-blue

Spreads very slowly by runners from an erect rhizome

'Banana Cream II' is a compact Shasta daisy cultivar that typically grows to 15-18" tall with a spread to 24" wide

Weight: 40 lbs

deeply cut

It makes a good addition to a woodland garden or naturalized areas filling in gaps when spring wildflowers fade and providing shelter for toads