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 are a garden favorite for shady areas; they make a lush display of greenery. But any part of the hosta plant -- leaves, flowers and roots -- can cause misery or worse to a dog if he eats or even chews on it. What makes the hosta dangerous is a chemical substance it contains called a saponin.