Blue Mouse Ears hosta
Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears'
RHS AGM 2012, Hosta of the Year 2008
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size8 inches tall19 inches wide
- Habit
- Mounding
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Lavender
- Foliage color
- Blue
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Blue Mouse Ears' hosta (Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears') is a perennial for shade gardens, borders, containers, and rock gardens. 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 is not a favorite of deer or rabbits, though hungry ones will eat almost anything. It forms a small mound of blue leaves with lavender flowers, and bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds visit the blooms.
Pairs well with Fringed bleeding heart, Mount Hood daffodil, and Limelight Prime panicle hydrangea.