Elegans hosta
Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size1.5 to 2.5 feet tall3 to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Blue-green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Neutral (pH 6.6 to 7.3), slightly acidic (pH 5.6 to 6.5)
Garden uses
Notes
'Elegans' hosta (Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans') is a perennial for shade gardens, woodland settings, borders, and ground cover. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes part sun to full shade and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows to 18 to 30 inches tall and 36 to 48 inches wide. The blue-green leaves make a bold mound, and white flowers appear in summer. Give it room to spread.
Pairs well with Royal Standard hosta, Lady's mantle, Primrose, and Western sword fern.