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Hosta 'Rainforest Sunrise'
Hosta (Small)
Plant Type:
HOSTAHosta 'Rainforest Sunrise' – Striking recent intro with nearly white flowers atop 18 to 24-inch scapes hover in mid-summer over a mound of cupped leaves of good substance – bright gold with bordered with a contrasting quarter-inch dark green margin. 'Rainforest Sunrise' grows about 10 inches tall by 25 inches wide, a striking sport of one of our favorite golden-leaved hostas, 'Maui Buttercups'.
More About Hosta 'Rainforest Sunrise'
- Size Classification: Small
Characteristics and Attributes for Hosta 'Rainforest Sunrise'
Season of Interest (Flowering)
- Summer
Season of Interest (Foliage)
- Spring / Summer
Nature Attraction
- Honey Bees & Native Bees
- Butterflies
- Hummingbirds
Light
- Morning Sun / Afternoon Shade
- Shade
- Dappled Shade
Attributes
- Foliage
- Edging
- Woodland
- Massing
- Accent
- Specimen
Growth Rate in the Garden
- Medium
Soil
- Fertile
Origins
- Garden Origin
Propagated By
- Division
Genus Overview: Hosta
Common Name: Hosta
Hosta. Hosta is a staple for shade gardeners. Hostas prefer open to dappled shade conditions. Early morning or late day sun is generally acceptable. The exception to the rule (and it seems in the plant world there is always at least one exception to the rule!) is Hosta plantaginea which requires more sun for flowering to occur. Hostas can fill a midsummer’s day dream with spikes of lavender, purple and white blossoms, some fragrant. There are growers and collectors who dislike hosta flowers though I find this a curious affectation; I am personally grateful for perennials of easy disposition that so readily bloom, carefree, adorning and lighting the woodland garden during a period that might otherwise be a flowerless void. Flower your garden! Dig in. Have fun. Hostas prefer fertile draining soil with many demonstrating moderate drought tolerance once established. Many of the following are offered as pot-grown divisions of our stock plants. Others are from tissue culture. For Hosta there are several different size charts available that can be found on line with some digging. Of course, some plants straddle these arbitrary determinations. We are using the following classification...
Mature Heights:
Miniature: less than 6 inches
Small: 6 - 12 inches
Medium: 12 - 18 inches
Large: 18 - 24 inches
Very Large: 24+ inches
Please note that if Hosta is purchased in our autumn shipping windows they will arrive cutback and ready for the long winter's nap.