hosta
Hosta hybrids
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterNeeds moderate soil
Size12 to 22 inches tall24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Habit
- Mounding
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- 1
- Foliage color
- Variegated
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Hosta (Hosta hybrids) is a perennial for shade gardens, borders, cottage gardens, 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 moisture. Fragrant flowers open from early to late summer and draw hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. The variegated leaves form a mound 12 to 22 inches tall.
Pairs well with Western sword fern, Ajuga, and Quick Fire panicle hydrangea.