I love to order Bloomin’ Onions when I go to Outback. Their Bloomin’ Fried Chicken is pretty good, too. Currently, we have a little “Bloomin’ of our own happening in our yard. Nancy’s hastas are in full bloom.
Hostas are popular, easy-to-grow perennial plants prized for their lush, decorative leaves in shades of green, blue, gold, and variegated patterns. They thrive best in cool, shady garden spots with moist, well-drained soil. The big problem with hastas is that they are highly favored by deer. If there’s a hasta plant around, deer will find and eat it. That’s one reason you seldom see a hasta in full bloom. Deer get to them before they have a chance to bloom. But since we have fenced out the deer and our hastas have received some much-needed rain, they are showing their stuff and they’re beautiful.
Hastas have gorgeous blooms, some purple and some white. They are also popular with bees and hummingbirds because of their sweet nectar, and they’re low maintenance. They’re easy to grow.
Hastas can bloom anytime between June and August. Some varieties are early bloomers, but it appears that ours are late bloomers. Each flower stalk lasts for about three to four weeks total, though individual blossoms stay open for just one day. Looks like we’ll have at least a couple weeks of added beauty in our yard thanks to our Bloomin’ Hastas.
