Hosta Companion 2022 .............
I am a sleepy head this morning. Let get going, Paula, and see who likes to grow with your hostas.
Have a great day! This is one of my favorite posts. I just cannot understand fern though. To me it is an uncontrollable parasite. That is a beautiful cat.
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last yearPaula I love the picture of the cat and little boy... so cute and typical.
Here are a few companion plants
Lamium "Orchid Frost" grows like a weed, but simple pulling it out of where it doesn't belong works
On the right, Aralia "Sun King" comes up late from the ground every year
Chinese Astilbe - blooms for a longer season than my other Astilbes
Fern "Ostrich" also multiplies fast. It looks pretty in the spring but by August it is looking tired.
I plant Coral Bells at the base of the trees, which is too dry or the hostas. Here Peach Parfait, Lava Lamp and Caramel
Heucherella - Alabama Sunrise right bottom
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Comments (2)Thanks, inlimbo, for your reference to a very nice article. I'm not an expert, as so many are on this great forum, but I do have plantaginea. To me, your problem has a simple solution. Split each of the two specimens you have outside your bedroom window, and plant the other halves at the end of your perennial bed. Have your cake and eat it. The beauty of plantaginea is that it recovers very quickly from surgery. We did this: put the spade right down the middle, and took out the transplant with soil intact, leaving the other half alone. We found that within a year, each plant left behind looked as large as it ever had before the surgery. This hosta grows like a weed for us, even in considerable sun. I hope someone else will give you a second opinion. What works for one doesn't necessarily work for all. Steve...See MoreMay 2022 in my hosta garden
Comments (40)Debra, thank you for the thoughtful comments. Your sun perennials should do well and provide a fun change in focus. I have always been hesitant to do the ammonia drench because I have burned plants with Miracle gro hose sprayer in the past. Dilution is important, but so it the sunlight level, humidity, and heat, IMHO. Generally, my good intentions do more harm than good. I picked and squished slugs today. The voles are continuing their onslaught on the hostas and liriope, breaching the liriope border completely in multiple areas important for water-flow control. I must regroup with DH and plan our counter-attack. Today, Stained Glass fell over and is in rehab due to voles. Last week, Ani Machi fell and may not recover. I cleared some excess leaves and mulch today so the voles have less cover. On the bright side, lots of plants are doing great. There are so many flower buds everywhere, hosta, lily, and more. Grapes and kiwiberries are growing well. I even started some tomato seeds after a 5 year hiatus....See MoreAugust 2022 in My Hosta Garden
Comments (32)Lots of great photos. Of course I love the Tokudama Aureo. Lakeside Prophecy Fulfilled is also a favorite of mine, glad you included a picture of yours. Over the years we lost 4 or 5 dogwood trees and now only have one that was transplanted to the rear of our lot. Our clay soil cannot be amended enough to allow the dogwoods to grow properly and no matter how big the hole we had dug for them and how much top soil we used, as soon as the dogwood roots hit the clay that was it. In the last 2-3 years, the gray squirrels have pushed out all of the reddish brown ones we used to have. The gray squirrels can climb any bird feeder pole, no matter how many baffles we put on them--I finally have taken to coating the poles with vaseline to keep them off. They eat all of the bird seed, peanuts, etc. Then when they are done with that they start digging in my pots of hostas and annuals. Doesn't matter what time of year that it is, they dig and throw out the plants. They are pests and destroy lots of plants. I don't have any toad lily blooms yet--yours are very pretty. My Monkey Business is in dappled shade--it's interesting to see yours on the porch, how much sun does it get? Love the dog photos, thanks for sharing....See MoreYour 2022 Rose Companion Plant Champs
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last yearPaula that owl is too much! The boy & cat is priceless.
Just beautiful Beth!
Aconitum carmichaelii starts blooming when everything else is pretty much done for the season.
Actaea j. Cheju-Do
Actaea rubra
Alchemilla mollis
Aralia Sun King is young but I am so glad I got it.
Aruncus aethusifolius. I wish I had got a pic of it earlier.
Aruncus dioicus
Aruncus Horatio
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Dicentra Luxurient & Campanula Sarastro. Heuchera on the right.
Dicentra s. Alba. I am still ticked that they changed the old fashioned bleeding heart to Lamprocapnos.
I only took a pic of this seedling.
Digitalis
My favorite fern Adiantum pedatum, plus it is native.
Athyrium n. Pictum
Osmunda regalis
Gillenia trifoliata with a seedling of Actaea.
Hepatica acutiloba
last yearI'm not known for making good decisions. Usually, I see something I like and try to wedge it in somewhere. So, I end up with these questionable combinations:
Wingle's Weeper Spruce?
I had planned for this sunny space to be a temporary home for these Hosta, but the ship may have sailed on moving them. I think I'll let them duke it out for a while. The Weeper leader is moving down the terrace away from this area so it may work out.
I have a lot of Japanese Maples in my gardens so those nearby Hosta will need to stay put lest the JM roots get disturbed.
(with a Viburnum)
and speaking of flowers. How about some Irises
Martagon Lily
and Clematis
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Steve interesting. I don't normally expect to see Iris & Hosta together. I do utilize tall plants like Persicaria polymorpha to create shade.
Some more. Am I a plant nerd? Yes I am!
Asarum canadense
Asarum europaeum
Brunnera Jack Frost
Brunnera macrophylla
Epimedium NOID
Epimedium Sulphureum
Heuchera Marmalade
H. Venus. Missed getting pics of most.
Heucherella Rosalie
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Kirengeshoma koreana
Ligularia The Rocket.
Lobelia cardinalis
Cypripedium reginae
Polygonatum - Debra this is the one you asked mbug about. Don't think you got a reply.
Primula mistassinica & FMN.
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Last few.
Pulmonaria Mrs. Moon
Rodgersia aescuifolia
Rodgersia pinnata Elegans
Trollius
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Ok, try again…..here are my companions:
Modesta Peony
Monsieur Jules Elie Peony
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I have more than I thought, but didn’t get pics of all.
Dwarf Weeping Pussy Willow, I love this tree.
Varigated Jacob’s Ladder
Lupine first year
Yarrow
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I have lots of others: heuchera Heuchera, astilbes, bee balm, lavender, coral bells, Baptista Australis, 1 epidemium, a new cardinal flower….but many are not worth showing or I can’t find a pic of. So, I will post my Asiatic Lilies and I’ll thank you daylily experts not to look down on me….lol
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Corydalis with Brother Stephan
Epimedium
Lot of heuchera
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Thanks, Debra, so kind (as usual). Most of my JMs are in partial shade. Some of them do take more sun. There's a great reference here and Micah is a gem of a person to deal with. I'm so lucky to only live two hours from here.
One of my new favorites is Bronze Age which is in full sun for me after about 10:30.
Pictures don't do it justice. The leaves emerge a reddish/pink with bright yellow/green veins that mature into a bronzy/purple with dark green veins. New leaves continue to grow throughout the season giving it a multi-hued effect. And its upright which would be good for you.
But with more shade you can get stuff like this Ikandi (or Higasayama or Squitty that I also grow).
Better stop before I turn this into a JM thread.
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Sweet Williams
Astilbe
Lilies
Regal Red Japanese painted Fern
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last yearSo many nice companion plants here, I don't do well with planting companions mixed in with the hostas. I should take some lessons from here. I do interplant a few Astilbe and Heuchera but they don't seem to do real well for me, especially the Heuchera.
I do however like to have backdrops and some edging plants. I have a few separate beds for other perennials.
Some astilbe and European Wild Ginger alon the edges.
Rhododendron as a back drop and a few ferns
Colombine - trying to establish a grouping of them behind a bed of hosta
Bleeding Hearts gone wild at the entrance.
I also put in about eight flats of annuals for color every year.
last yearWonderful companion plants everyone!
Love the owl and the broomstick photo!
White corydalis plant. You can see the little seedlings in front of it.
Corydalis flower
Bloodroot
Colchicum
Creeping Jenny
Epimedium flowering. Not sure of the name.
Epimedium rubrum
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The irises hang out in front of the Hosta beds in a sunnier, drier spot, except for the Immortality that refused to bloom for 3 years so I dug it up and plopped it on top of the ground by the Hosta but I was too lazy to dispose of it. Guess it liked the shadier spot (and neglect) better.
Laurie what an amazing garden you have! How fun to have all of those perennials growing there. You've reminded me to take a look in my other plant pics folder. These are all growing among my Hosta beds.
I have a few Arisaema species around.
candidissimum
I lost track of what this is after the dogs moved it and I lost it for a couple years.
Clematis
I also have the more typical heuchera
azalea
and peonies
as well as some asiatic lilies and these Martagons.
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Continuing . . .
I love heuchera and am trying to grow them. I purchased several this last season and hope they survive this winter!This is Berry Smoothie
Photo taken in August
Unknown variety of heuchera
Heuchera Tiramisu
Pumpkin Spice picture taken in November after planting in the garden
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Newhostalady, if you want a few more heauchera, if you can find Green Spice or Grape Expectation heuchera give them a try. I have had great success with them.
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Sherry, good to know about Purple Expectations and Green Spice! Some heuchera do seem to just fade away.
I actually went heuchera crazy this summer. And then, I just about lost one beautiful heuchera, but tried to save some shoots from it. Only one tiny one survived. I bought a Cherry Truffles that was a decent size and began worrying that I would lose it over the winter so I took a couple of shoots from it. Guess where these three heuchera are that I propagated? On my kitchen window ledge! Just call me crazy!Years ago I had Fire Alarm and lost it. One more try for me. One of my favorites:
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the companion plants photos are beautiful..❤️
Laurie..I love that you’re a plant nerd..don’t tell anyone..I think everyone here is a plant nerd! 😂..while walking my husband in the hospital I stopped to look at an enormous bird of paradise 😂..the variety and quantity in your garden is mind boggling..just beautiful..
steve..ever heard of Nichols Brothers Japanese Maples?..never bought from them..saw them on a garden show years ago..no relation but I have the same name so I know that’s the spelling..when I looked for them just now I saw them also as MrMaple.com..(debra..look for them)..you made me laugh saying ”I’m not known for making good decisions”..says who?..Lol
on a garden show I heard a gardener in the UK say he considers heuchera as annuals..I lost Creme Brulee and Key Lime Pie and wondered why..his comment made me feel better..I do have some that are reliable..
I love seeing the companion plants I grow growing in your gardens..I saw mine (and many more!) pictured in your gardens..
does anyone else think all plants look good with hosta?..😂
I love tropicals with hosta..
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Yes Laurie, that is Bartzella. I found one on sale in the fall. I couldn't grow Peony in So. Cal. so when I moved to Ohio, it was near the top of the list of things to plant. Over a dozen Peonies later and I may be out of room. Although, when I find one on sale, I can't resist it and I managed to wedge two more into my garden last year (Casper and Cora Louise). Although I'd be better served being more selective. I've been thinking about removing the first one I planted - Dr. Alexander Fleming.
This pic shows my first tree Peony (Houki) and JM Geisha Gone Crazy.
I also found a Mountain Laurel (Kalmia) last year on sale which promptly went into a Hosta bed and even managed to bloom for me.
and these Dodecatheon manage to survive under my large Maple trees.
I've bought from Mr. Maple before. Strange packing for 2 trees. Maplestone had better packing the one year I couldn't find time to drive there.I have trouble keeping Heuchera alive, so I consider them multi-annuals. I also lost a Fire Alarm after only one year. I think it's a finicky one. I've had much better luck with Carnival Watermelon, so I've gotten a couple more of those. I've bought around 30 different ones, and I couldn't tell you how many I've lost, but they stick around long enough to keep me happy. Lucky for me there's a place here that sells 4" pots for ~$4.
Electric Plum and Carnival Rose Granita
I loved Sweet Princess while she was here.
Silver Scrolls (shown in my previous post) is a survivor. And Caramel and Blondie have been with me for 5 years now.
(In their 1st year)
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steve..not surprised that you knew of the Nichols Brothers..I’m a little surprised that their packing wasn’t top notch..it was obvious in the show they truly love Japanese maples..
good to know I’m not alone losing a heuchera..
my first heuchera (Palace Purple) are still here and have given me quite a few seedlings..
see the heuchera (left side of the pic) that popped up in the path..fyi..there’s less rock now than in this pic..I’ve been bagging the rock and giving it to a neighbor..I didn’t buy it..was here in back..I used some in this front path..a decision I regret..but I can remove it..
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last yearEpimedium today for first two, Camellia Gay Baby today, and Hellebore niger Nell Lewis with daffodils and dormant (waking up!) potted hostas 2 days ago.
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peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada