Hosta Sum and Substance Plants Review

Sum and Substance is a really big hosta. As in 2-3 feet tall, 5-6 feet wide. It is a bright chartreuse color, that may fade to goldish later in the year, but either color will grab your eye from a long way off. Sum and Substance is fairly sun tolerant, in my experience. I have seen them thrive in places I would never have thought to put a hosta. Now I'm the last one to think we have shortage of sun loving plants, such that we need to move shade plants to the sun, but if the unique color/texture/size combination looks like the exact ticket for your plan, give it a shot in the sun.

It's a good plant to bring a bright splash of color to a shady area, or to set off plants with darker foliage.

Hosta caveat- Slugs and deer both love hostas. Slugs can be handled (read my review of Dead Line.) If you have a deer problem, fuggedaboudit! (If you have a solution for deer THAT ACTUALLY WORKS, let me know.)