A basic gardening premise is that plants should be selected\u00a0considering\u00a0the environmental conditions of the location where they will be positioned. On a large scale, that means selecting plants for the correct USDA plant hardiness zone if you want the plants to\u00a0survive through the winter.\u00a0 It also means selecting plants\u00a0that will do well\u00a0considering the site’s soil, drainage, sun, wind,\u00a0and water conditions.<\/p>\n
One of the most obvious selection criteria is the amount of sun and shade that the plants will be exposed to throughout the day.\u00a0 There are some that require lots of sun, especially if the specimens are to grow strong and flower well.\u00a0 At the other extreme, there are some plants that prefer shade and will burn up if exposed to too much direct sunshine.\u00a0 Then there are many gradations in between, where the plant can tolerate a range of sun\/shade conditions, although often\u00a0they may thrive better with the right mix.<\/p>\n
It is widely understood that roses\u00a0need lots of sunshine, frequently cited as requiring at least 6 hours of direct sun per day to bloom well.\u00a0 At the other extreme, hostas are generally considered to be shady plants even though\u00a0most bloom better with some direct morning sun.\u00a0 Today, you can buy some ‘full sun’ hosta cultivars, but that label is misleading.\u00a0 More correctly, they should be referred to as ‘more sun-tolerant’ hostas, because they still need some shade protection from the mid-day sun.<\/p>\n
Rarely is there\u00a0a situation where roses and hostas\u00a0should be planted together, except in the unusual case where direct sunlight conditions vary dramatically within the same garden bed.\u00a0 And yet, landscapers and homeowners do it\u00a0frequently, with the invariable result of burnt hosta leaves or flowerless roses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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