Name: Heuchera. Quote. Growing hostas in pots requires only a few considerations. We are supposed to get frost tonight and my Hostas have already come up. Yesterday, I added about 1/2"-1" bark mulch to the bed for the first time. Transplanting or Dividing Hostas. Pmona LM on April 07, 2010: Great job of documenting the grown of this hosta plant. I'll be moving this year and will dig up my favorite hostas to take with me, better do that soon before they get any bigger. ... Hostas can be most successfully divided in either April or early September. Maybe some more pine needles over them. If you do want to try anyway, find a very shady spot for the plant, and … If the bullet is exposed to sub-freezing temperatures, certain cells on the outside of the leaf tissue will … If you live around Jacksonville, you may have luck with growing hostas. Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service. First, most experts recommend choosing a pot that is somewhat on the small size for the mature size of the plant. As a bonus, the plants send up spikes of pink or white bell-shaped flowers in the early summer. Need some suggestions. Would a sheet over them keep the safe? I have a row of hostas and fern in a dirt bed which come up reliably every year. Post #4801624. Since the hostas and ferns haven't poked thru the ground yet, I couldn't tell where they were, so I lightly mulched over the entire bed. Transplanting and dividing is best done in early spring when the leaves just begin to emerge. Pry the plant out of the ground. Thanks Marionr This message was edited Apr 13, 2008 9:51 AM. However, if you run out of time, you could also wait to cut them back until spring. When dividing in April, dig the clump just after the shoots emerge and carefully separate the plant. But in the more southern parts of the state, there is generally too much sun for hostas. Hostas do not typically thrive in Florida, especially in the southern parts of the state. Clean up around the plants and remove brown leaves. Growing Conditions: Full sun to part shade in medium moist, well-drained soil Tuck the hosta into the hole so that it sits at the same depth it did in the pot. Once the plant is out of the ground, slide it onto a tarp. These versatile shade plants form a mound of leaves but vary greatly by variety, offering differences in plant size, leaf shape, and leaf color. Learn how to grow sun-tolerant hostas successfully and which varieties do … When you plant the hosta in the container, you want less than 3 inches of space between the roots and the edge of the container. With really large plants, roots may extend up to 18 inches deep. Most hostas grow well in Zones 3 to 9. Hostas do not usually need dividing for their health. Make your hole wide enough so that roots fit without being folded. As the weather warms, the leaves unfurl and open into their full width and length. Bookmark. Hostas emerge quicker when the temperature is between 60 and 70 degrees. Prized for their colorful foliage, coral bells come in shades of purple, green, yellow, orange, red, and multicolored varieties. Hostas begin to push their new growth up from the ground in the form of "bullets" which are actually folded leaves that are held tightly together. Hostas are perennials, which means they will come back bigger and better every year. This protects surrounding plants or lawn from being inundated with soil falling off the hosta root system. Hostas aren’t especially deep-rooted but do tend to extend roots out to the edges of leaves. A nice size division will consist of three to five shoots. The number of hosta leaves that emerge in spring depends on how many eyes the tuber has when planted.