Sunny and dry

[gamekeeper]

I have started a new garden in a trouble spot in my yard and wanted to include our beloved Hostas.What variety if any would adapt to a rather sunny dry spot as they say well drained.

[thy]

Are you going to water it ??????

[newtohosta-no more]

There are many hostas that do well in sun, and I know we've discussed it on here many times before. I don't have a list right in front of me, but I'll bet if you do a search on here for posts that mention "sun tolerant hostas" you'll find the list. Like Pia indicates though....even if they do well in sun they are going to need water and some of them will need lots of it to thrive. Good luck!!

[Pieter]

rather sunny dry spot as they say well drained.

Best be prepared to do plenty of supplemental watering. You'll find the majority of fragrant Hostas to be quite sun-tolerant, but Hostas NEED WATER, and plenty of it, particularly when they're mostly in the sun.

[gamekeeper]

This is not a convenient location to water often so I will keep the Hostas is my other areas where they are thriving.

[Chris_W]

Hi there,

Like Pieter mentioned, I would try one of the fragrant plants and see how it goes. Royal Standard is pretty bullet proof, and I had Fried Bananas growing on a sandy, gravely hillside with no extra water and it did surprisingly well. Iron Gate Delight is another that is very vigorous even in the worst conditions. And of course there are lancifolia and Honeybells that are worth a try

[Bill Meyer]

Hi gamekeeper,

I agree with Chris - the worse the situation for that type of plant, the tougher the plant you should put there. This should be a general rule for all plants, not just hostas, and one that will keep you out of trouble. We could use a list of the plants best able to handle bad situations.

If you don't know too much about a particular genus, try the "old standby" plants. These are often the plants with the best ability to survive under bad conditions. Usually they are not the best looking, but the reason they stay around has more to do with toughness than looks. If you want the fanciest-looking plants, save room in your best areas for those.

........Bill Meyer

[bobinfrance]

This may be going against every thing printed on various forums but I have found Hostas (when established) are very drought tolerant. So choose a Hosta such as plantaginea water well untill established then you could have scented blooms as a bonus. When planting improuve the soil with lots of compost.

bob

[thy]

Hej Bob and welcome to the forums

Think they have to be very well etablised for a summer period, one your is not enough, as it is with other plants