welcome ..

my sum and substance is 5 feet tall .. and a bit wider ... not really a pot hosta ... unless you have a real big pot ....

but it will take you 5 to 10 years to get to that size ...

and that doesnt even address you medium concerns ...

try the hosta library .. and then look for hugo's database on the home page ...

there are others also ..

ken

Wow!

Yes, it's in a really big pot but I wasn't aware it could get *that* big. Mine is growing in distinct shade (which may be about the only way to have them in SoCal's summer heat) so that may retard the growth.

Ironically, I put them in pots to elevate them so they'd stand out at the back of my shade garden...

PS When you say 5', are you referring to the height of the blossom spike as well as the foliage?

Hi Imrainy,
this is five feet of foilage, top to bottom and side to side. All hostas get bigger over the years. So the question is do you want them to fit now, or 10 years from now. But since they are in pots, you can move them each and every week, if you care to LOL.
I see you are in southern California, which may open up a new problem, supposing you are in the coastal areas. Your hosta will need about 6 weeks of temps below 40 deg F. You may have to get a cabin for your hostas somewhere in the higher sierras and move your pots up there during the winter months.
Manfred

I am over the mountains in the San Fernando Valley. We get enough chill for peaches and apricots and certain varieties of apples so I think I'm OK. Good thing because I had to give up skiing a number of years ago so not much opportunity to take them along to colder climes. =o

In fact, I have 3 hostas of unknown variety that I got as bare roots from Costco 4 or more years ago and they have done very well in my shade in the roots of a coral tree. Also the Sum and Substance -- 2 of them -- and one of the Patriots are something I got from a nursery last year and I forgot about. Never took them out of their nursery pots and they came back very nicely this Spring encouraging me enormously.

It gets blisteringly hot here but we also have the coldest dips of the Los Angeles area -- evidence that it once was a dessert and would be again if not for irrigation. It's rare to get down to freezing but we do get close over the course of the winter.

I have seen magnificent hostas in Vancouver but never anything as large as 5'.