Hosta Sum and Substance Plants Reviews

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.

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Sum and Substance is a classified as a GIANT hosta.  It can grow up to 3 feet tall and up to 7 feet wide.  The plant's foliage is bright chartreuse with a golden glow in higher light locations, making it an excellent option for brightening shady corners. 

Hostas, of any kind, love water.  They are native to Korea and other such tropical areas.  Be sure to keep him hydrated.

Mid summer flowers are light purple and carried on 3 foot stems. The American Hosta Society's Hosta of the Year in 2004. 

Any medium to large garden ought to have at leave one of the Giant Hostas.  They are beautiful...

When I rented apartments, my landlords always allowed me to garden. I became an expert in high sun plants. When I purchased my home, I found a beautiful property with almost no place to put all of my sun-loving favorites. With some help from a few magazine pictures, I am now fully impassioned to create the landscape of my dreams using as many hosta varieties as possible. Sum and Substance, the 2004 American Hosta Growers Society hosta of the year, maintains it's beautiful chartreuse color (in my garden) for the entire season. It's large and grows fairly quickly. It is giving us ground cover,...