Francee wavy hosta
Hosta undulata 'Francee'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Purple
- Foliage color
- Green, white, variegated
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Neutral (pH 6.6 to 7.3), slightly acidic (pH 5.6 to 6.5)
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Francee' wavy hosta (Hosta undulata 'Francee') is a perennial for shade gardens, woodland settings, borders, and ground cover. 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, sandy or loamy soil. It forms a clumping mound of green and white variegated leaves, and purple flowers open in late spring and again in summer. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits. Bees and hummingbirds visit the blooms.
Pairs well with White phlox, Fernleaf peony, and Autumn crocus.