NOTE: Upon Arrival â Please inspect & plan to plant within 24 hours
Early Spring orders: Bare roots with crowns, eyes/buds of mature plants, little to no foliage.
Late Spring orders: Bare roots with crowns and shoots of mature plants, quickly growing foliage.
Summer orders: Bare roots, full foliage â yellowing of leaves may occur due to transport this time of year. Simply remove these leaves when planting.
Fall orders: Bare roots (still growing), crowns, eyes, Foliage pruned to petioles for upcoming transplant & dormancy period.
Winter: Gift Certificates and pre-orders only – Hostas are dormant and without the winter root growth common in other perennials. Most hostas need 600-700 hours below 40 degrees F of cold dormancy, but they will emerge as stronger plants if their dormancy is extended beyond the minimum required. Sun tolerant varieties have shorter dormancy periods.