First Frost hosta
Hosta 'First Frost'
Hosta of the Year 2010
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size15 inches tall3+ feet wide
- Habit
- Mounding
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Lavender
- Foliage color
- Variegated
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'First Frost' hosta (Hosta 'First Frost') is a perennial for shade gardens, borders, and low maintenance beds. 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 mounding clump of variegated leaves that is 15 inches tall and at least 36 inches wide. Deer and rabbits rarely make it their first choice. Lavender flowers are fragrant and draw bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.
Pairs well with Aureola Japanese forest grass, Astilbe, and Bigleaf hydrangea.