Last year was the first time that I grew more than one hosta, and I've noticed that this year some of them are showing buds aboveground, some of them have leaves already, but some of there there is no sign of - these include 'Zounds', 'Captain Kirk', and 'Great Expectations'. We live in zone 9b in the arid West. The beds have automatic irrigation, 2x/week unless the rain sensor is on.
So my question is, can you lose hostas overwinter, and in particular, in a warm climate zone? If so, what is causing the loss?
Thanks for any help you can give me.
