What Is a Good Flowering Plant to Grow With Hostas?

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Grown primarily for their showy, often variegated foliage, hostas like morning sun and filtered afternoon shade. Using large hostas as a background for--or mixing dwarf hostas with--shade-loving impatiens (Impatiens walleriana) creates a colorful spring-to-fall garden palette. Impatiens flowers are white or shades of pink, red, orange or purple.

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