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How to plant and care for Hosta (June)
Hosta 'June'
🌸 Flower
🔁 Perennial
Big, blue-green leaves with a golden centre and lilac summer flowers — the star of any shady corner or pot.
Growing Hosta (June): what it needs
- Light
- Part shade · 6+ hours a day
- Watering
- Water well until established, then in dry spells
- Soil
- Moist, rich soil
- Spacing
- 60 cm
- Height
- 40 cm
- In pots
- Grows well in containers
- Feeding
- Balanced feed in spring
- Hardiness
- USDA zones 3–9
Step by step
- On planting day
Plant
Plant at the same depth as it was in its pot, 60 cm apart, and firm in.
- 0–1 days after “Plant”
Water In Well
Give a full can of water, then keep moist for the first few weeks while roots establish.
- 7–14 days after “Water In Well”
Mulch Around the Base
Spread 5 cm of compost or bark around the plant, keeping it off the stems.
Every year
- AprilGuard Against Slugs
Protect the emerging shoots from slugs and snails before the leaves unfurl.
- AprilFeed and Mulch
Give a general feed and mulch with compost.
- JuneLooking Its Best
Leaves at their best — a good moment for a photo.
- NovemberClear Dead Leaves
Remove yellowed leaves after the first frosts.
