Each gene has a special job to do. The DNA in a gene spells out specific instructionsâmuch like in a cookbook recipe â for making proteins (say: PRO-teens) in the cell. Proteins are the building blocks for everything in your body. Bones and teeth, hair and earlobes, muscles and blood, are all made up of proteins.
Hostas are quite effective among other companion shade perennials and shrubs including astilbe, dicentra (bleeding heart), ferns, tiarella (foam flower), tradescantia (spiderwort) and hydrangea. Shade Loving vs Shade Tolerant. Hosta are shade tolerant and not shade loving as many of us had thought.
Hostas Planting Guide. If you have shade in your landscape do yourself a favor and find space for some hostas. There are plant sizes to fit most sites and varieties for very light to fairly dense shade. All add lush, leafy fullness and seasonal white or lavender flowers, some with a sweet fragrance as a nice bonus.