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.
When to cut back a hosta depends on why you are cutting back hosta plants. You may have noticed that pests love hosta as much as you do: snails, slugs, rabbits and even deer dine on it occasionally, leaving the plant unsightly. Youâll want to start pruning hosta plants as soon as you notice any pest damage.