Mini Hostas make any garden adorable!

Mini hostas some of the most popular for us at HostasDirect. The term 'dwarf hosta' has been replaced with 'mini hosta'. The American Hosta Society has worked on getting more rigorous standards for a hosta to be considered a miniature hosta. People from all over the country ask about mini hostas and what varieties we offer. To see the thirty some mini hosta varieties we offer, check our Mini hostas for sale search. Mini hostas can have many of the same characteristics as larger hostas such as variegation and sun resistance. Mini hostas have blooms which are relative to the plant size, these blooms are especially noticable in the mini hostas are in a row or border.

Popular Mini Hostas For Sale

H. Kinbotan

H. Teeny-Weeny Bikini

H. Blue Mouse Ears

H. Cherish

Gardening with Mini Hostas

• Mini hostas tend to be more 'fragile' than larger hostas so be sure to give them protection if you have rabbit or dear eating hostas
• Mini hostas do well in pots or containers but remember to give them the overwintering they need.
• Small locations in ornamental gardens or around a specimen plant are good ways to use mini hostas as accessory plants.
• Mini hostas should always be placed in front of larger hostas in a garden, there's little point to hiding your unique mini hostas behind larger hostas.
• Use mini hostas in rows or pots by a garden bench or patio to make them close to you and your audience, mini hostas do best when admired up close.

Mini hostas have a small impact in a garden when placed directly next to larger hostas. Many hosta enthusiasts create "mini hosta gardens" where they plant their mini hostas together. Not only do these mini hosta gardens take little space, it's easy to keep an eye on all of them and they complement one another because of the differences in everything but size.

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