Hosta

Hosta is a great shade plant. It comes in rich colors from yellow to green to blue. The nice thing about hosta is that it is so easy to propogate. In the spring, use a shovel and cut off a piece by digging up the roots and you have a brand new plant.

Right now is my favorite time for the hosta. It sends up shoots and pale blue flowers that add a nice contrast to the shade garden. I like to plant hosta with bleeding heart since they both like shade. Bleeding heart blooms early in the spring and hosta in mid summer so you have lots going on in the shade garden when both are together.