- Botanical name: Hosta 'Sum & Substance'
- Common name: Plantain lily
- Family: Hostaceae
- Plant Type: Perennial
Purple
Green
- Key features:
- Attractive to wildlife
- Dramatic foliage
- Flowers
- Prefers rich soil
Hostas are popular, shade-loving plants, grown mainly for their beautiful foliage, although most varieties also have pretty, tubular flowers. Hosta leaves come in a wide range of shapes, colors, sizes, and textures, so there’s a huge choice to suit you and your garden.
Hosta ‘Sum and Substance’ has large yellow-green leaves and delicate lilac flowers. It’s ideal for growing in a shady border or as part of a shady container display. Unlike some hostas, which can tolerate sun, Hosta ‘Sum and Substance’ requires partial to full shade, as sun can scorch its leaves and stress the plant, as it needs moist soil.
For best results, grow in partial to full shade, in rich, fertile, moist soil or compost. Add plenty of organic matter to the soil before planting. Mulch annually.
How to grow Hosta 'Sum & Substance'
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Plant size
75cm height
100cm spread
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Aspect
North facing, east facing, west facing
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Position in border
Front, middle
- Sun exposure: Full shade, partial shade
- Hardiness: Hardy
- Soil type: Acidic / chalky / alkaline / clay / heavy / moist / well drained / light / sandy
Plant calendar
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| Plant | ||||||||||||
| Plant |
J
Do not Plant in January |
F
Do not Plant in February |
M
Do not Plant in March |
A
Do not Plant in April |
M
Do Plant in May |
J
Do Plant in June |
J
Do Plant in July |
A
Do Plant in August |
S
Do Plant in September |
O
Do not Plant in October |
N
Do not Plant in November |
D
Do not Plant in December |
| Flowers | ||||||||||||
| Flowers |
J
Plant does not flower in January |
F
Plant does not flower in February |
M
Plant does not flower in March |
A
Plant does not flower in April |
M
Plant does not flower in May |
J
Plant does flower in June |
J
Plant does flower in July |
A
Plant does not flower in August |
S
Plant does not flower in September |
O
Plant does not flower in October |
N
Plant does not flower in November |
D
Plant does not flower in December |
| Divide | ||||||||||||
| Divide |
J
Do not Divide in January |
F
Do not Divide in February |
M
Do Divide in March |
A
Do Divide in April |
M
Do not Divide in May |
J
Do not Divide in June |
J
Do not Divide in July |
A
Do not Divide in August |
S
Do Divide in September |
O
Do Divide in October |
N
Do not Divide in November |
D
Do not Divide in December |
Hosta 'Sum & Substance' and wildlife
Hosta 'Sum & Substance' is known for attracting bees. It has nectar/pollen rich flowers.
Attractive to Bees
Does not attract Beneficial insects
Does not attract Birds
Does not attract Butterflies/Moths
Does not attract Other pollinators
Is Hosta 'Sum & Substance' poisonous?
Hosta 'Sum & Substance' can be toxic.
Toxic to Cats
Toxic to Dogs
Toxic to Horses
No reported toxicity to Birds
No reported toxicity to Livestock
No reported toxicity to People
