2007-12-11 11:22:02 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
they haven't died they are having a bye bye till next spring
2007-12-15 08:26:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agree with all the above. We have a small, very shaded back garden and hostas are one of the few things that do OK. However, at this time of year (in UK) they seem to die, but we cut them back, not too much, and the following year they come to life again and delight us.
PS: I would love someone to come to our garden and advise us on what to grow. It is heavily shaded, the soil is poor, and we mainly have to make do with container gardening, but we are always moving everything around. We have to stick with ferns (now bracken), dogwood, bay, etc although we do just about get enough sun to keep geraniums. Indoor plants seem to be the answer, or cut flowers from the village shop. Probably like you, we have cyclamen indoors, and the beautiful fragrant hyacinths. I see that daffodils are now for sale! We can get them locally as cut flowers, or the Tete a Tete ones in pots. But both of us feel that December is not the right time for daffodils. Are we just old-fashioned? When I was growing up I knew all the 'seasonal' flowers but so many of them have changed now.
Anyway, I've gone away from your question about hostas! Just keep them, they will come back.
2007-12-11 11:47:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Amen to the above....
I bought Hostas about 5 years ago which are in the shaded part of my yard, as soon as it starts to get cold, the leaves start to die off( shortly after Halloween) So I cut the plants down to ground level.
About April 30 of each year they come to life again!!
2007-12-11 11:32:03 · answer #3 · answered by Richard G 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, no, do not compost them, cut them down, they will soon come back! You have reminded me that I need to split mine, I would have done the same years ago, but I have several one of which is now 5 feet across! They nearly took over my patio in the summer, they're all in very large pots and they didn't get munched by the slugs and snails at all, for seem reason the bigger they get the less they seem to like them!
2007-12-11 22:40:32 · answer #4 · answered by groovymaude 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hostas are perennial plants. They are probably gone dormant for the winter. I would be surprised if they do not come back in the spring.
2007-12-11 11:30:14 · answer #5 · answered by winterrules 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Probably not dead. The leaves of hosta plants die off each year but the plant will be ok and will send up shoots again next year in the Spring. Don't throw in the bin it will be ok.
http://uktv.co.uk/gardens/thread/threadid/3265
2007-12-11 11:27:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Your hosta has'nt died. it's a perennial, comes back up every year.Don't let it sit in strong sunlight all day it loves shade too
2007-12-12 09:20:33 · answer #7 · answered by vall 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wait until the spring and it will grow again - it is perennial so it dies back in the winter!
2007-12-13 23:03:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i agree its not dead it will be much pretter next year too i have two that are four feet wide and thay started out as small clerince plant s for a buck each
2007-12-12 23:36:48 · answer #9 · answered by Michael A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it`s a perennial .it will spring to life in spring.all is well
2007-12-11 12:24:56 · answer #10 · answered by HaSiCiT Bust A Tie A1 TieBusters 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋