Although the main cosmetic purpose of hostas is the colouring and texture of the industrial plant ’s expectant tapering leaf , they also produce long cluster of gong - work blossom on longsighted spiking stems . blossom colors diverge somewhat from white to blue to purpurate depending on the variety . Some nurseryman prefer to allow for the flowers to grow , while others deadhead the bloom , removing them so free energy that would have been spend on the flowers going to sow , locomote or else to building healthier leaves and rootage . Trimming off the efflorescence can be done at any time , depending on the druthers of the gardener , but is usually done after all the blooming have opened and have begin to die off .

Step 1

Grasp the farseeing spiking base of one of the flower clusters of the hosta and come the straw down with a hand until you have reached the base of the stem .

Step 2

Gently move apart and push back any leave that are penny-pinching to the basis of the stem to head off accidentally abbreviate them . This can be done by simply laying them over and smooth them out gently with your deal , being careful not to shoot or burst any leaves .

Step 3

Cut the root with sharp scissors as close to base of the stem as you could without damaging any of the surrounding leaf .

Step 4

Repeat the process on the remain flowers being thrifty not to crush or cut any of the leaves and gently fluff up the foliage when all of the flower stems have been cut out .

Tip

Hosta plantaginea group develop fragrant flowers that attract hummingbirds . Some exemplar of this miscellanea of hosta are ' August Moon ' , ' Sum and Substance ' , and ' Honeybells . ' Fertilizing Hosta , although not necessary , can help to make more leaves , deep colouring material and gravid bloom . To fertilize utilisation compost at the beginning of each time of year or add a balanced commercial plant food with values that range approximately 10 - 10 - 10 according to package directions . halt fecundate by the end of July to allow the works to prepare for its dormancy in the wintertime .

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