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Hosta Sum and Substance – 2 Plants
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Mix & match any hostas – the discount is applied automatically in your cart.
🚚 Shipping to Netherlands: €4.95 · free from €75
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🌱 Order now – we ship from 1 March, in time for spring planting.
Pre-order · you pay now, we ship from 1 March 2027, the right time to plant
Based on 100 cm between plants. For a faster ground cover, plant a little closer: see hostas as ground cover.
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1 pack = 2 plants. Mix & match any hostas – the discount is applied automatically in your cart.
Sum and Substance is a giant hosta with yellow leaves. It brings a splash of light to shady corners. It has more sun tolerance than most hostas.
Voted Hosta of the Year 2004 by American hosta growers. A true giant for the shade garden: give it room and it becomes the centrepiece of the border.
More tips in our planting and care guide.
Every pack comes with our 100% growing guarantee. Free delivery from €75 to 17 countries, including the Netherlands.
| Leaf colour | Yellow |
|---|---|
| Size | Giant |
| Light | Partial shade to sun |
| Suitable for | Specimen plant, back of the border |
| Features | Tolerates more sun |
| Award | Hosta of the Year |
| Hardiness | Fully hardy · USDA zones 3–9 |
| Flowers | Summer · visited by bees |
| Pack | 2 plants |
| Origin | Netherlands |
| Shipping | 1 March – 1 July |
| Guarantee | 100% growing guarantee |
More tips in our planting and care guide and our guide to bare-root hostas.
Shipping depends on your country and order value, and is free from €75 to 17 countries, including the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and France. We deliver to all 27 EU countries and Switzerland.
We ship from 1 March to 1 July. Orders placed between 1 July and 1 March are shipped from 1 March. See all shipping costs.
Quality guarantee: if the plants do not meet our quality standards.
Variety guarantee: if the plant turns out to be a different variety than the one you ordered.
Growth guarantee: if you followed our planting and care instructions, but the plant did not grow.
In each case we replace the plant or refund you. Funckia.com is a brand of Dutch-Bulbs B.V. from Voorhout, the Netherlands.
Planting
Most hostas prefer shade or part shade, but some cope with much more sun if the soil stays moist. Gold and yellow varieties colour best with plenty of light, while blue and white-centred ones fade or scorch first. Even sun-tolerant hostas need afternoon shade in hot, dry weather, and sun tolerance is never the same as drought tolerance.
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Care & seasons
Hostas need about 4 cm of water a week in summer, roughly 40 litres per square metre including rain. Water deeply at the base of the plant, preferably in the morning, whenever the top few centimetres of soil are dry. New plants, hostas under trees and hostas in pots need checking most often; a mulch keeps the soil moist for longer.
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Problems & pests
Hostas are late risers: established clumps rest until mid-spring, and a newly planted division usually shows two to four weeks after planting, later in cold soil. Before you worry, scrape the soil away and press the crown. Firm, pale tissue means it is alive; a soft, mushy or foul-smelling crown has rotted, and missing shoots may have been eaten by slugs or rodents.
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