I started growing hostas last year. I grew them in pots and was rewarded this year with a healthy return. Awesome plants. I am doing a test bed in my back yard that has hostas from Walmart and Lowe's in it. What I am wondering about is performance and if they just sorta disappear in Florida sand. Thank you in advance for any input. Paula =^..^=

This is pretty vague because my memory sucks, but I recently read that hostas need a certain amount of chilling in the winter and that's why they tend to not do well in Central Florida.

This spring I got a hosta that is supposed to grow in zone 9 and it is so stunning that I may grow it as an annual if it doesn't survive...

Way to zone push wallisadi! I like it when people successfully break gardening "rules."

As a point of data, I've got 4 little hostas in the ground that did have winter irrigation and they are coming back fairly well (as far as I'm concerned). Not quite as big as yours, but they were planted very small last year. 3 of the 4 look "good" and the last one looks "poor to fair". I'm impressed that they're back at all since something was eating them all last year. Anyway, winter irrigation may not be a deal breaker.