{"product_id":"hosta-sum-and-substance","title":"Hosta 'Sum and Substance'  - Sum and Substance Hosta","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSum and Substance Hosta is a large shade-loving herbaceous \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"Perennial\" href=\"\/collections\/perennial\"\u003eperennial\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e primarily grown for its foliage.  The huge heart-shaped basal leaves are deeply veined and open chartreuse-green and mature to golden.  Small bell-like pale-lavender flowers raise up in terminals from the green rootstalk above the mound in mid-summer attracting \u003cspan title=\"Attracts Butterflies\" href=\"\/collections\/attracts-butterflies\"\u003ebutterflies\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e  Best bloom in \u003cspan title=\"Partial Sun\" href=\"\/collections\/part-sun\"\u003epartial sun\u003c\/span\u003e and moist well-drained soils.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e  Sum and Substance resist slug damage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo learn more about the Sum And Substance Hosta\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e read\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan href=\"\/blogs\/get-inspired\/sum-substance-hosta\" data-mce-href=\"\/blogs\/get-inspired\/monrovia-autumn-ferns-atlanta\"\u003ethis blog post\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eType: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"Perennial\" href=\"\/collections\/perennial\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003ePerennial\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeight: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2' - 3'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpread: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5' - 6’\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpacing: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5’\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUSDA Hardiness Zone: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 - 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCulture: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"Partial Sun\" href=\"\/collections\/part-sun\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003ePart Sun\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"Full Shade\" href=\"\/collections\/full-shade\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eFull Shade\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBloom Color: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePurple\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeason of Interest: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"Summer Bloom Collection\" href=\"\/collections\/summer-flower\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eSummer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMAINTENANCE NEEDS:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Low maintenance.  Snails and slugs can cause severe problems if left unchecked.  Foliar nematodes can cause interveinal browning. Plants infected with Hosta Virus X (HVX), tobacco rattle virus or tomato ring spot virus should be immediately removed from garden areas and destroyed.  Otherwise, little to no problems.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eLANDSCAPE USES:\u003c\/b\u003e  Accents or Group Plantings,\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"Border Planitngs\" href=\"\/collections\/border\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eBorders\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"Woodland Garden\" href=\"\/collections\/shade-garden\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eWoodland Gardens\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"Naturalized Areas\" href=\"\/collections\/sustainable-garden\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eNaturalized Areas\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"Rock Gardens\" href=\"\/collections\/xeriscape\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eRock Gardens\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e and Containers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCOMPANION PLANTS:\u003cspan\u003e  \u003cspan href=\"\/products\/hakonechloa-macra?_pos=2\u0026amp;_sid=0f24cf863\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eJapanese Forest Grass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan href=\"\/products\/dicentra-eximia?_pos=2\u0026amp;_sid=0ff77d3cc\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBleeding Heart\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan href=\"\/products\/coral-bells-huechera-villosa-beaujolais?_pos=4\u0026amp;_sid=8b7899d77\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCoral Bells\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIMAGES: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhoto by David J. Stang, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Hosta_Sum_and_Substance_7zz.jpg\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Hosta_Sum_and_Substance_7zz.jpg\"\u003eHosta Sum and Substance 7zz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/legalcode\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/legalcode\"\u003eCC BY-SA 4.0\u003c\/span\u003e, (2) \u003cspan href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/33037982@N04\/\" class=\"owner-name truncate\" title=\"Go to Leonora (Ellie) Enking's photostream\" data-track=\"attributionNameClick\" id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1642017194510_15261\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/33037982@N04\/\"\u003eLeonora (Ellie) Enking\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/33037982@N04\/21355531812\/in\/photolist-JNfL4B-UXteNT-VTrLXv-82i88M-JiHQmA-MSEkwo-2jcrHAE-2mehz14-2mehyTf-2medJVu-vVXh8A-UxbaLm-2jcrHxi-2fXW7L2-2bWdNX-7YRR9w-2hPya2a-2medJPY-cNkcHq-2gYratG-2gYrb2A-2gYqoUq-2jbANM2-2jyPYUq-2jyPYX6-aRZ2GF-2m6XTDz-2m76ru6-2m6XTP9-2m6XTSq-yx7FAm-2hPya7k-JYkjxC-Njefsy-6yL8m1-aajN63-zgkVX9-J5Was3-294y11M-K2jDWR-JYkiHw-JYkj53-Kp9wDN-Kp9wWb\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/33037982@N04\/21355531812\/in\/photolist-JNfL4B-UXteNT-VTrLXv-82i88M-JiHQmA-MSEkwo-2jcrHAE-2mehz14-2mehyTf-2medJVu-vVXh8A-UxbaLm-2jcrHxi-2fXW7L2-2bWdNX-7YRR9w-2hPya2a-2medJPY-cNkcHq-2gYratG-2gYrb2A-2gYqoUq-2jbANM2-2jyPYUq-2jyPYX6-aRZ2GF-2m6XTDz-2m76ru6-2m6XTP9-2m6XTSq-yx7FAm-2hPya7k-JYkjxC-Njefsy-6yL8m1-aajN63-zgkVX9-J5Was3-294y11M-K2jDWR-JYkiHw-JYkj53-Kp9wDN-Kp9wWb\"\u003eOvershadowing the Hostas\u003c\/span\u003e, (3) Photoset by \u003cspan href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/50697352@N00\/\" class=\"owner-name truncate\" title=\"Go to F. D. Richards's photostream\" data-track=\"attributionNameClick\" id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1642017232076_2072\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/50697352@N00\/\"\u003eF. D. Richards\u003c\/span\u003e, (1) \u003cspan href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/50697352@N00\/34758273691\/\"\u003eHosta 'Sum \u0026amp; Substance', 2017\u003c\/span\u003e, (2) \u003cspan href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/50697352@N00\/51346174764\/\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHosta 'Sum \u0026amp; Substance' 7\/2021 Hosta-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, (4) \u003cspan id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1642017249788_2002\" data-track=\"attributionNameClick\" title=\"Go to Andrey Zharkikh's photostream\" class=\"owner-name truncate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/zharkikh\/\"\u003eAndrey Zharkikh\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/zharkikh\/49108550371\/\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2019.08.01_18.43.14_IMG_1571\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, (5) \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePhoto by and (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/User:Ram-Man\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/User:Ram-Man\"\u003eRam-Man\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e). Location credit to the Chanticleer Garden., \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Hosta_'Sum_and_Substance'_Leaf_2448px.jpg\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Hosta_'Sum_and_Substance'_Leaf_2448px.jpg\"\u003eHosta 'Sum and Substance' Leaf 2448px\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/legalcode\" rel=\"license\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/legalcode\"\u003eCC BY-SA 3.0\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Prides Corner","offers":[{"title":"2 GALLON","offer_id":42625447854178,"sku":"1002152","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 GALLON","offer_id":42625447886946,"sku":"1001644","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2264\/5919\/files\/lB3KGXbEFsahPfrEtpKw3XZndAD20-6IKfbATuzcr5M.jpg?v=1773435850","url":"https:\/\/mackeysgrows.com\/products\/hosta-sum-and-substance","provider":"Mackey's","version":"1.0","type":"link"}