Sum and Substance hosta
Hosta 'Sum and Substance'
RHS AGM 1993, Hosta of the Year 2004
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2.5 feet tall6 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Habit
- Mounding
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Lavender
- Foliage color
- Yellow
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Neutral (pH 6.6 to 7.3), slightly acidic (pH 5.6 to 6.5)
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Sum and Substance' hosta (Hosta 'Sum and Substance') is a perennial for shade gardens, borders, woodland gardens, and perennial beds. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Its large yellow leaves form a mounding clump, and lavender flowers draw bees and hummingbirds. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. Give it room to spread.
Pairs well with Western sword fern, Eastern columbine, and Annabelle hydrangea.