Gold Standard wavy hosta
Hosta undulata 'Gold Standard'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size1.5 to 2.5 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Purple
- Foliage color
- Green, yellow, variegated
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Neutral (pH 6.6 to 7.3), slightly acidic (pH 5.6 to 6.5)
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Gold Standard' wavy hosta (Hosta undulata 'Gold Standard') is a perennial for shade gardens, woodland 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, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It forms a clumping mound of green and yellow variegated leaves, 18 to 30 inches tall. Purple flowers attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Aureola Japanese forest grass, Astilbe, and Bigleaf hydrangea.