DID YOU KNOW . . . Hostas produce their flowers on a bloom stalk or scape that arises from the base of the clump through the center of the foliage. A mature plant may product 10 or more scapes and hundreds of flowers. Individual hosta flowers are generally open for only one day, like daylilies.
Perhaps the best gardening trait of hostas is their three-season presence in the landscape. Hostas emerge in early spring. Their ground-covering and often colorful mounds of leaves remain prominent features until first frost. Cold autumn nights make their leaves turn to a beautiful yellow to signal dormancy and the end of another growing season. This
