A friend had gifted a beautiful hosta to me last fall. It was in the original pot it had come in. I brought it in my patio after the leaves died down and forgot all about it. Is there any chance that it might come back this year? Should I be changing its soil or is there something I can do to help it grow again. TIA! Tina.
Was the patio shaded? There are some varieties that can handle some sun but most require full shade. Hostas do go dormant for the winter depending on how much winter weather you have, so hopefully yours just died back for the winter and will come back in spring. We have several members who grow many Hostas, one of them might have more info for you. I can't grown them where I live so I don't know all the 'dirt' on growing them.
Unless your hosta is a tender type, it should come back fine in spring. I've had hostas overwintering in small pots outside, freezing and thawing as the winter weather changed. Lots of people grow their hostas in planters, and they normally do very well.
I really don't think anything will kill a hosta totally...Cut off the dead and wait until spring and see.
Hostas are a pretty tough plant. I work at a garden center in Sw Michigan and plants we don't sell, we winter over in cold frames and most hostas survive the winter. We water them, give them some slow release plant food, bed them down and cover with white plastic. Any snow we get is insulation during the real cold weather. We are zone 5 and I must believe you aren't that cold so your pot should be fine. Make sure it gets a bit of moisture so the roots and crown don't dry up..... that will kill it. Ron
I agree with everything said before. I grow hostas in the garden and they die back every winter only to come back bigger and better come spring. I cut back the foliage around November time as it starts to yellow and die. The only thing to watch for here, I don't know if it is the same for you, are the slugs and snails which love Hosta's, especially their young, emerging leaves.
Ron - Oh no!! I didn't water the it at all. I am going to though - now. Will keep my fingers crossed and will let you know. Thanks! EJ - Thankfully no slugs in my patio.
