Hosta Hosta - Red Legs

We present the “Red Petioles” collection – a carefully selected group of four attractive hosta cultivars renowned for their intense red leaf stems. This trait is highly valued among collectors, adding depth and color contrast to every clump. These varieties are perfect for growers who appreciate hostas with unique details, reliable growth and excellent garden performance. All cultivars thrive in shade to partial shade, with the red coloration strongest in spring.

This collection includes:

1 × Hosta Yellow Waves – narrow, light yellow-green leaves with fine texture and clearly visible red petioles, especially in early spring.
1 × Hosta Lemon Snap – bright yellow foliage combined with deep red stems; a vivid and compact miniature selection.
1 × Hosta Delicious – yellow-green leaves and red petioles reaching into the base of the leaf; attractive color and graceful form.
1 × Hosta Sugar Plum – a well-known variety with strong purple-red petioles and blue-green foliage, forming an impressive color contrast.

Together these hostas create a striking collection that stands out through their red petioles and distinctive foliage. An excellent choice for gardeners seeking unusual and eye-catching hosta cultivars.

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.