Hostas Beauty

Hostas Flowering Beauty In The Rain. Hostas grow best in part to full shade, ensuring that they’re in shade during the heat of the day. Hostas are a wonderful edible in your very own yard. They were a wild plant in their native Japan, China, and Korea growing in woodlands and along stream banks. In Japan, hostas are known as Urui, and they’re part of a class of vegetables known as “Sansai” or “mountain vegetables” which describe wild edibles that are commonly harvested and eaten. When hostas made the transition from wild woodland plant to backyard ornamental, people forgot about eating them. They have a pleasant crunch, a bit like the juicy green mouthfeel of iceberg lettuce, but with a lot more flavor.  The best time to harvest hostas is when they’re young shoots just emerging from the earth in spring. I’ve heard the flowers are also delicious later on in the summer, and you can eat those without cutting into your actual plant. Use a sharp knife to slice hosta shoots off at ground level. Take off a handful or two from each plant and there’ll be more space for the remaining stalks to thrive. Choose shoots that are tightly coiled and haven’t opened their leaves. Cook them like you would asparagus.

Hostas Have Lovely Patterns

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