Big Daddy hosta
Hosta sieboldiana 'Big Daddy'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White to pale lavender
- Foliage color
- Blue, cream/tan, gold/yellow, green, variegated
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Big Daddy' hosta (Hosta sieboldiana 'Big Daddy') is a perennial for shade gardens, borders, and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes part sun to full shade and average to moist, loamy or clay soil. It forms a clumping mound of foliage that grows 12 to 24 inches tall and 24 to 36 inches wide. Its white to pale lavender flowers are fragrant and attract hummingbirds and bees. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Siberian bugloss, Many Happy Returns peony, and Little Hottie panicle hydrangea.