Hosta Long Tail Lights

Hosta 'Long Tail Lights,' introduced by Plant Delights Nursery in 2017, is a striking small hosta cultivar that adds texture and color to any shade garden. Its long, deeply veined, medium green leaves are beautifully edged in a wide golden border that softens to creamy white as the season progresses. Forming a clump up to 25 cm tall and 60 cm wide, this hosta produces lovely lavender flowers on tall scapes in late summer, creating a beautiful contrast with its foliage. Ideal for edging, 'Long Tail Lights' stands out with its elegant arching leaves and perfect form. This perennial plant is a must-have for anyone looking to add a touch of sophistication to their shade garden.

How to grow hostas

Save light shade to shade place in your garden to plant hostas. Filtered sun is best for the colorful varieties to reach their full color contrast. The green and blue hostas are the most shade-tolerant. Usually the yellow cultivars are the most sun-tolerant. The most dangerous is a direct sunshine, especially hot afternoon sun. This is the most critical where temperatures are high. Variegated varieties, especially those with a lot of white in the leaves, burn very easily. Blue color of leaves turns to green-blue or even fully green with too much direct sun. Plants with thick leaves are better suited for dry soil conditions than thin-leaved ones, but none is able to grow years-long in very dry soil. Plant hostas in moist, humus-rich soil. Water your hostas well immediately as you plant them. Give them water regularly during their first one or two growing season. Hostas grow slowly and may take 2 to 5 years to reach their full size, longer for the largest species and cultivars. Reserve a plenty of space in your perennial bed for hostas. Most of them are medium sized or large perennials. Hostas are almost fully disease and pest resistant. The most dangerous injury can by caused by slugs, snails and deers.