Do Some Hosta Plants Do Better in Dry Conditions?

10 years ago

I'm not good at watering my landscaping. Do some hosta plants perform better in "drought" conditions than others? If so can you suggest some good ones.

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Steve Massachusetts
10 years ago
Jim,

I'm not aware of any Hosta that do well in "drought conditions." There are some that thrive without any supplemental water from the gardener, and some that seem to thrive on neglect (lancifolia or undulata). But generally speaking Hostas need water because they have such large leaves. That means they transpire a lot from those leaves and need water to continually replenish themselves. Maybe others will know of some, but I don't. What exactly are the conditions you are thinking of planting in?

Steve
flower_frenzy
10 years ago
Sorry... Mine are all water hogs! Lol!
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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
10 years ago
if you cant water.. dont plant hosta

ken
donrawson
10 years ago
Do Some Hosta Plants Do Better in Dry Conditions?

Hmmm...just the brown ones.
thisismelissa
10 years ago
agreed. Hostas are thirsty. Certainly not bog plants, but they like their moisture.

There are some years when they don't need much supplemental water. But usually by August, I'm watering them twice a week.... Deep long watering sessions.
jel48
10 years ago
I don't water my hostas much, since the $300+ water bill (for our very small yard) a few years back, and they do fine. But then I live in the Michigan U.P. Our average high temps in July and August are in the mid-70s.
plants4
10 years ago
I have had Blue Cadet for years with very little watering (dry summers in the Pacific NW) and they do very well. I've managed to kill off every other variety and was searching for the answer to your question today!
Eleven
10 years ago
Hey jel, I was just up in the UP and it hit 90! Still very pretty =)

Fern, I have a Blue Cadet that pouts more than anything else in its bed when there's been no rain. Maybe it just has the bad luck of sitting on the largest crabapple root in there? Definitely a LOT of root competition that's forced me to relocate a few others.

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