Gardening Question-need Hosta Alternative

If you like the hosta colors, consider some euphorbia. (Always use gloves to handle euphorbia as it causes a rash).... the colors of this variety are similar.:
Euphorbia 'Tasmanian Tiger'
Vareigated Euphorbia
Herbaceous perennial. Full sun/part shade. Showy cream and grey-green foliage to 2'x2'. Clusters
of creamy flowers in spring. Medium water. Good in pots.

About the same size. I have grown several euphorbia. Happy planting.

Have you asked the people at your local garden center? They are so knowlegable about what plants are available and do well in your particular area.

I think silver dust might do well.. it can grow in shade or sun silvery whitish and when in bloom has small yellow flowers.. it propagates really well too.. it doesn't require much care at all... because it's silvery, it looks good against dark and light greens and deep maroons... it's nice.. look at it online.. however, it looks nothing like a hosta (so IF that's the shape you are going for) then this may not work..

I use variegated ribbon grass that someone gave me - it thrives in full sun and I really don't water it much, if at all. It divides easily and spreads, and in the fall I just cut it back or even hit it with the weed whacker. Here's one link: http://www.bhg.com/gardening/plant-dictionary/perennial/v...

There's also a variegated shrub called euonymus - it's low growing with a woody stem that sends out roots just under the surface of the soil from which new growth will sprout. You can cut those roots if there's a little green growth on it, and then transplant those. It says there are flowers but honestly you'll never see them - it's all foliage. You can prune it back or you can attach it to a trellis if you want some height. It comes in dark green with very light green/white accents, or the other way around. There are also some with yellow tints to them. Mine isn't in full sun but I don't water it either - although I would when I first planted it if I were you. Here's a photo of one variety but there are many. http://www.onlineplantguide.com/Plant-Details/863/

Hope you find something that works!

i love my mums and peonies. they are full sun lovers and green till blooming then back to green. die in the winter and return in the spring. i also have some volunteer bulb style plants that i can't get rid of. they come back every year. and are pretty... just not in the middle of the yard.(i think they are a mix of daylillies, crocus, tiger lilies, and daffodils) the lady who owned my hoouse before me had lots of random flowering things growing in odd places. and i have transplanted as much as i could but other things still come up in the oddest spots.

eta: if you want hostas, there are a few varities that will tolerate full sun. ( not sure which ones though.) others will just need to be exposed to the full sun gently so they build up a tolerance for it and don't get sunburnt.

At first I wondered why you didn't want hostas in full sun - that is where mine are planted - but then I saw you're in Texas so by 'sun' you mean ungodly sky fireball. :-)

I found a list for full-sun plant options in Texas.
https://www.wildflower.org/collections/collection.php?col...