Hosta June: photo and description

Hosta June is a unique shrub with very beautiful, often glossy leaves of various shapes and colors. Periodically, he gives shoots from which new young bushes grow. The plant is distinguished by unpretentiousness, for which it is valued by both experienced flower growers and amateurs.

Hosta June has consistently been ranked number one for over 10 years in a survey by the American Society of Hobbyists.

Description hosta June

Hosta June is one of the most beautiful hybrid varieties. In fact, this is a whole group of varieties that forms more than 10 attractive varieties with different leaves – from bright yellow to deep green, grassy and bluish:

Leaves in the shape of a heart.
Narrow, pointed shape.
Ovate, bluish-green foliage.

When Hosta June blooms, it produces white or pale lavender double flowers with little or no fragrance.

Peduncle height up to 90 cm, flowering begins in mid-July and lasts until mid-August.

The flowers are not very decorative: in the photo and in the description, June’s hosts are especially emphasized by lush, dense leaves with a matte or glossy surface. The bushes are often low – up to 30-40 cm, rather sprawling – up to 50-60 cm in diameter. More often they prefer partial shade, and in the south it is necessary to shade more carefully so that the plant does not get burned.

Winter hardiness of June is quite good – it can be grown in climate zone 4 (can withstand frosts down to -35 degrees). This is the entire Central part of Our Country, with the exception of the Komi Republic, as well as the southern regions of the Urals, Siberia and the Far East.

Sports Hosta June

Compared to other species, the June host has an interesting feature. Mutating kidneys with altered genes periodically appear on it. They produce slow growing shoots that are significantly different from the original plant. These varieties are called sports.

They do not form an independent variety or species, but if they are separated from the mother bush, you can get an interesting variety. Moreover, the sooner this is done, the more likely it is that the shoot will take root and really retain the changed signs (new color of the leaves, the nature of the surface, and others).

June Fever

Hosta June Fever produces beautiful yellow leaves with a green border, triangular in shape, with a pointed tip.

This variety of hosta decorates the garden with bright leaves, looks spectacular against the background of a darker lawn.

The foliage of hosta June Fever is very dense, due to which the bush completely covers the ground. Therefore, it is used in carpet plantings to hide open ground.

ednless summer

Another attractive sports host is June. The bush is small, up to 30 cm high, but spreading – up to 50 cm. The foliage is bright yellow, attractive.

Hosta June Endless Summer is shown on the left – a yellow border is visible on large leaves with a green center

Junes Gold

Hosta Junes Gold is an ornamental, graceful shrub with lemon yellow wrinkled leaves. There is a green border around the edges, making this hosta look like a real exotic plant.

Like many other types of hostas, Junes Gold prefers shady places.

Oli time

A small shrub produces wide leaves with a wrinkled surface and an original yellowish color.

This sport, received from June, attracts attention with an unusual pattern on the foliage.

May

A miniature variety of Hosta June with small light green leaves.

Hosta Mei looks especially beautiful against a dark background.

Ripley effect

One of the most unusual sports is June. On a dwarf bush grow long, narrow leaves of a wavy shape.

The leaves of this hosta are yellowish, with a narrow green border.

English sunrise

A very beautiful variety of June hosta, the photo of which is presented below. Gives greenish-yellow heart-shaped leaves with a pointed tip and a wrinkled surface.

Bush English Sunrise is small, but miniature and compact, with very dense foliage

Kiwi Gold Star

A low shrub with green-yellow leaves with a wrinkled surface.

A pale green border of a darker shade than the leaf itself is always barely visible along the edges.

Kiwi Classic

Another interesting sport with elongated heart-shaped leaves. The bushes grow small, but they perfectly decorate the site in combination with other varieties of June hosta.

The leaves of Kiwi Classic are light yellow with dark green edges.

Apple Candy

Apple Candy is June’s seemingly unobtrusive sports host. Looks attractive in combination with bright green shrubs and flowers.

Apple Candy leaves grow with original lemon yellow edging

Aisha

Unlike many other sports, June Aisha produces bright green leaves with a glossy, shiny surface.

Dense leaves and stems are practically not affected by diseases and pests

Frosted June

Frosted June is a low shrub with distinctive greenish-yellow leaves. They are quite dense, so they perfectly resist various pests. The bush is compact and symmetrical.

The edges of Frosted June leaves have a thin, light yellow border.

Green Fever

This June sport is a dwarf shrub with yellow leaves.

The foliage of the plant is quite large, glossy and very dense.

June Spirit

June Spirit also produces small shrubs with pleasant foliage in shades of green, bluish and yellow.

The surface of the leaves is matte, for lovers of gentle calm tones

Justin

A variety of hosta June with very interesting, bright foliage.

Bright glossy leaves with spectacular coloring immediately attract attention

Orange Star

Orange Star is a small shrub with glossy, dense leaves with a wrinkled surface.

Bright leaves of yellow color and dark green edges will decorate even the most inconspicuous corner in the garden.

Application in landscape design

Thanks to this variety, the June sports host is easy to fit into the design of any garden. It is often used in:

carpet landings;
rock gardens and rockeries;
multi-tiered flower beds, mixborders;
borders along the road and to separate flower garden areas;
flower beds (usually at the edges, since many varieties of June are dwarfed);
in the far corners of the garden to cover empty places;
on rocky beds;
rows along the coast (you can create a multi-tiered composition).

Various sports hosts June will favorably emphasize both bright flowers and beautiful shrubs, as well as nondescript perennial grass at first glance. Therefore, in design it can be combined with a variety of plants:

garden geranium;
peonies;
daylily (preferably undersized);
higher hosts (Blue Mammoth, Dino, Jade Cascade);
forget-me-nots;
astilba;
perennial conifers (thuja, juniper, dwarf fir).

Hosta June makes a good backdrop for garden geraniums and many other flowers.

Important! June goes well with most plants, as it can withstand even heavy shade. But it is better not to grow them next to thriving flowers and shrubs – they are oppressive, and hosts may not withstand such competition.

Breeding methods

June can be propagated by seed, but is most often propagated by cuttings and dividing the bush. Moreover, the latter method is considered the simplest and most effective, but only for adult bushes aged 4-5 years and older (it is better not to disturb the seedlings at all or plant them with cuttings).

The optimal time for reproduction is almost the entire season: spring, summer and autumn 1-1,5 months before the onset of the first frost. To divide the June hosta bush, you will need to sharpen a shovel and knife well. The sequence of actions is as follows:

The earth is cut out along the trunk circle in such a way as not to touch the roots (they lie to a depth of 30-40 cm).
Then the hosta bush is lifted along with the ground and the soil is shaken off, hitting the plant several times on the surface.
Next, straighten the root hairs and take a sharp knife.
Several sections are cut so that each of them has at least 3 kidneys.
Transplanted into the same soil at a similar depth of about 30 cm.

Attention! June hosta sports are best separated at a young age. Small shoots will only retain the signs that have changed as a result of mutations, and several beautiful bushes will appear on the site.

Landing algorithm

Hosta June is purchased in specialized stores. When buying, pay attention to the rhizome – it must be healthy, without damage and have several buds. You can plant it in the second half of April, when the snow has completely melted, and night temperatures no longer drop to 0 degrees.

When choosing a place, pay attention to:

decorative (how well the bush will fit into the overall design);
shading – there should be a slight shadow from shrubs or trees;
protection from strong winds;
lack of stagnant water – it is better to plant on a small hill.

Despite its attractiveness and exceptional variety of varieties, June is very undemanding to the soil. It can grow even in poor soil. Before planting, they dig up the ground and apply a bucket of humus and a full complex fertilizer per 1 m2. Then they act like this:

They dig a hole of small depth and diameter (30 cm each) so that the roots fit freely in it.
Lay 5-7 cm of a drainage layer of small stones.
Half fill with soil. If the soil is infertile, you can mix rotted manure with compost soil in equal amounts and add half the peat.
Add a few pinches of sand, mix and water abundantly.
Root the hosta, fill in the remaining amount of soil and water again. In this case, the root neck of the bush should go to a depth of no more than 5 cm.

Advice! Since June varieties are not too spreading, it is enough to observe an interval of 40-50 cm when planting.

June hostas are best planted in a semi-shaded area.

Growing rules

The host is not capricious, but rather demanding on watering. It is important to ensure that the surface of the soil always remains moderately moist (but excess water is also harmful). To make your task easier, you can water it abundantly in the spring, then on the eve of summer and mulch the roots with hay or straw – then the layer will protect the earth from drying out.

Top dressing is applied 3 times, starting from season 2:

In early April, you can fertilize with nitrogen (for example, urea) – this will ensure the rapid growth of shoots and foliage.
In mid-July, when the first flowers appear, add superphosphates and potassium sulfate.
In mid-August, add a similar composition. After this period, no top dressing is necessary.

Advice! Periodically it is worth loosening the soil, as well as removing weeds. They not only interfere with the host, but also spoil the appearance. If you put a good layer of mulch, this problem will practically not arise.

Even minimal care allows you to get a lush, beautiful June hosta shrub

Preparation for winter

June sports are resistant even to severe winter frosts down to -35 degrees. Therefore, the bushes do not need special shelter for the winter. In autumn, plant care includes the following actions:

The last time to feed at the end of August.
Give abundant watering a month before frost.
Remove all flower stalks immediately after flowering, cutting them with pruners or garden shears.

Advice! If the winter in the region can be very severe, it is better to put a good layer of hay, leaves, peat or sawdust mulch. This is especially important for protecting young seedlings.

Diseases and pests

Most varieties of Hosta June have very dense leaves with a good protective layer that prevents pests from entering. Sometimes a plant can become infected with viral and fungal infections, as well as insects, for example:

root collar rot;
virus HVX;
black weevil;
aphid.

It is quite difficult to cope with infections – it is better to remove and burn the affected leaves and shoots immediately, and if this does not help, you will have to destroy the entire bush. To effectively combat fungi, you can use any fungicide – for example, Skor, Bordeaux mixture, Topaz. Insecticides are used to control insects, for example, Karbofos, Decis Profi, Green Soap.

Hosta June is rarely exposed to diseases and pests.

Important! Slugs and snails love host June. They can be removed manually, and the plant can also be treated with a strong composition of salt or a 10% solution of copper or iron sulphate.

Conclusion

Hosta June is a bright, attractive and very unpretentious plant that produces mutating shoots with new traits. Thanks to this, flower growers in the future can create large compositions based on these varieties. They will perfectly fit into any garden and literally transform it due to its unusual, often exotic appearance.

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Reviews

Maria Andreevna, 59 years old, Kostroma.

Hosta June is a real beauty. Small shrubs, bright lemon-yellow leaves, sometimes with wild, variegated coloring or with calm greenish-blue leaves. I’ve been breeding them for a few years now. Often they give sports – these are mutant children who have other signs. Then you put them in a group – you get a real exhibition from the host. They look beautiful in combination with each other and garden flowers, the same peonies.

Olga Dmitrievna, 61 years old, Ivanovo.

According to the name of the host, June seems to bloom in June, but mostly it blooms in mid-July. But green leaves appear throughout the season, if you feed them with nitrogen in April, then they start growing very confidently. I advise you to choose 5-7 different types to combine beautifully in a flower garden. It is better to plant on the first row – the bushes are small, almost toy.

Vladimir Alexandrovich, 60 years old, Omsk.

Based on 5 years of experience, I can say that June hosta takes root well in Siberia. For the winter, it can be covered with straw, grass, peat, so as not to freeze. You don’t need to cut or feed. Then remove the mulch in the spring and fertilize with ammonium nitrate in April. Then the leaves will be lush, healthy, symmetrical. The second time you can feed when the first flowers go. Further fertilization is optional.