Plant hostas like this: bury the tubers in a flower pot, and two months later they bloom with bell-like flowers

Many flowers and plants love basking in the sunshine, but I wonder if you have ever noticed some plants and flowers that like to grow in dark corners. They do not need plenty of sunlight and prefer to hide quietly in shady corners, needing only very little scattered light to grow green leaves and produce flowers. Today I will introduce a shade-tolerant plant, and that is the hosta.

Perhaps some people are not very familiar with hostas. It is a plant that is propagated specifically by its block-like rhizomes. At first, you buy a pot to grow, and after a year or two, when it needs repotting, you just divide off part of the tubers at its roots, and they can be used to grow a new potted plant.

Generally it takes only about three months to become lush and leafy, and the fast ones can even bloom. Some flower lovers throw away withered hostas, but that is really unnecessary. As long as the rhizome has not suffered fundamental damage, it can continue to be used for growth, sending out tender shoots again and growing tender leaves.

There are many varieties of hostas. The most common ones on the market are the green-leaf varieties, and there are also some varieties with white-and-green variegated leaves. Each has its own form. Hostas like a cool growing environment, and their stature is usually relatively small, so they are very suitable for growing as potted plants. In autumn they grow very long flower stalks, crowded with beautiful small flowers.

Hostas are not very cold-tolerant. Although they will not freeze to death in winter, their leaves may turn yellow or even drop, which shows that they have stopped growing and entered dormancy, so they preserve enough nutrients for the whole plant by abandoning a few leaves. When spring comes and flowers bloom, they can unfold their vitality again and grow vigorously, and at this time they should be watered appropriately.

After sprouting, hostas grow very fast. In about seven days they can grow to 5 cm tall, and at this time the water supply needs to be increased to make the soil moist enough. In about ten days their leaves can fully unfold, and the plant can grow to about 8 cm tall. After fifteen days, it can grow to 20 cm tall. At this point it will slow down its growth rate and let its leaves grow more lushly.

In spring, you can fertilize appropriately to add a little nutrients to the plant, which can help the leaves grow better and also help it bloom better later. After about three months of care, hostas can produce lovely small flowers in summer.

Clusters after clusters of small flowers look both beautiful and elegant, and also small and exquisite, very lovable. After the flower buds are all fully open, one after another small bell-like flower appears in people's sight with a charming fresh fragrance, what a wonderful visual enjoyment!