Hosta (Plantain lily; Funkia) |
Click here for Hostas Special Features Chart
|
Plants range from mini to massive.
Hostas like rich, slightly acidic soils but can tolerate almost any soil once established.
Some varieties have fragrant flowers - pollinators love hostas!
Ideal plant choice for a low-maintenance garden.
Their tolerance to pollution allows them to perform well in city environments.
Hostas are a mainstay of shade gardens; very effective when grouped or massed, as a background plant, in shady borders and in woodland gardens.
Hostas like rich, slightly acidic soils but can tolerate almost any soil once established.
Some varieties have fragrant flowers - pollinators love hostas!
Ideal plant choice for a low-maintenance garden.
Their tolerance to pollution allows them to perform well in city environments.
Hostas are a mainstay of shade gardens; very effective when grouped or massed, as a background plant, in shady borders and in woodland gardens.
'August Moon'
- Quick growing and vigorous
- Forms a dense, assymetrical mound
- Sun tolerant
- Leaf color depends on sun exposure - lime green to bright golden yellow
- Lavender blooms
- Illuminates the landscape
- 20" H x 42" W
Substitution Suggestions
'Big Daddy'
- Large, puckered, chalky blue leaves
- Shade for best blue color
- Can handle some sun
- Leaves become more cupped as plant matures
- White flowers in late summer
- Thrives under tree canopies
- Good slug resistance
- 2' H x 3' W
Substitution Suggestions
'Blue Angel'
- Largest of the blue-leaved hostas
- Forms a lush, dense, cascading mound of huge leaves
- Plant in minimal direct sunlight
- Companion plants include Pulmonaria and Alchemilla
- Pale lavender blooms
- Good slug resistance
- 3' H x 4' W
Substitution Suggestions
'Brim Cup'
- Small green hosta with wide, white to cream colored, irregular margins.
- White flowers
- Attracts hummingbirds
- Bloom time: summer
- 12" H x 18" W
Substitution Suggestions
'Blue Mouse Ears'
- Miniature selection
- Forms a symmetrical mound
- Soft blue-grey foliage with faint white edges
- Leaves resemble mouse ears
- Lavender flowers mid-summer
- Perfect for rock gardens and containers
- Good slug resistance
- 6"-12" H x 8"-12" W
Substitution Suggestions
'Brother Stefan'
- Heavily corrugated, blue green leaves with brilliant gold centers.
- Slug resistant
- Bloom time: summer
- 20" H x 36" W
Substitution Suggestions
'Dancing Queen'
- Montale favorite!
- Emerges bright yellow and remains yellow all season unlike other hostas that emerge or turn chartreuse
- Leaves have pie-crust edges
- Pale lavender flowers and soft yellow foliage mid to late summer
- 18" H x 30' W
Substitution Suggestions
'Earth Angel'
Discontinued from Montale-available while supplies lasts
- Sport of 'Blue Angel'
- Blue-green leaves mature to green
- Chartreuse margins widen and mature to creamy white
- Smaller when grown in poor soil
- Tolerates some sun
- Pale lavender flowers early summer
- Good slug resistance
- 3' H x 4' W
Substitution Suggestions
sieboldiana 'Elegans'
- Several years to reach mature shape
- Tolerates dry shade
- Crowds out garden weeds
- Blue leaf color in light sun
- Lilac tinged flowers spring to mid-summer
- White blooms
- Offers unique texture against smoother varieties
- Combine with creamy variegated varieties
- Good slug resistance
- 2'-3' H x 3'-4' W
Substitution Suggestions
'First Frost'
- Sport of 'Halcyon'
- Excellent adaptability
- Emerges with golden margins, changing to white later in the season
- Foliage remains attractive until first frost
- Light lavender flowers mid-summer
- Good slug resistance
- 16" H x 36" W
Substitution Suggestions
'Francee'
- Parent to 'Patriot'
- One of the best white-margined hostas
- Increases fairly quickly
- Tolerates morning sun but color may fade to olive green
- Pale lavender flowers mid to late summer
- Wide, low mound of foliage makes 'Francee' ideal for use as a ground cover
- 14" H x 36" W
Substitution Suggestions
Substitution Suggestions
'Guacamole'
- Good sun tolerance
- Leaves emerge green and variegation intensifies as season progresses
- Fragrant soft white summer flowers
- Centers turn gold with sun exposure
- Combine with blue-leaved hostas and native ferns
- 18"-24" H x 36"-50" W
Substitution Suggestions
tardiana 'Halcyon'
- Parent of 'June'
- Retains blue color longer than most
- Pairs well with bright, variegated varieties
- Use as a filler between yellowish-green foliage and ferns
- Pale blue-violet flowers mid-summer
- Good slug resistance
- 18"-24" H x 30"-36" W
Substitution Suggestions
'June'
- Montale favorite!
- Sport of 'Halcyon'
- One of the last to go dormant
- Centers turn medium to light gold on sunnier sites; chartreuse in deep shade
- Pale lavender flowers mid to late summer
- Good slug resistant
- 16" H x 42" W
Substitution Suggestions
'Liberty'
- Sport of 'Sagae'
- Slow grower
- More sun and drought tolerant than most
- Forms an upright, vase-shaped mound
- Wide, dramatically streaked yellow margins fade to cream
- Showy lavender flowers early/mid-summer
- Good slug resistance
- PP 12531
- 26" H x 39" W
Substitution Suggestions
'Olive Bailey Langdon'
- Large selection
- (Great sub) - Improved 'Frances William'
- Less prone to leaf scorch
- Cupped leaves with a deeply corrugated texture
- Blue centers with wide gold margins
- Purple flowers early summer
- Good slug resistance
- 30" H x 60" W
Substitution Suggestions
'Patriot'
- Sport of 'Francee'
- Sun and heat tolerant; some not all full sun
- Creamy yellow margins quickly become pure white
- Lavender flowers mid-summer
- Great in city gardens or courtyards
- Ideal leafy accent
- Good slug resistance
- 20" H x 24" W
'Sum and Substance'
- One of the largest of the hostas - can reach up to 9 feet across at maturity
- Tropical, paddle-shaped leaves
- Needs space to grow
- Morning sun with adequate moisture for best golden-chartreuse color
- Pale lavender flowers mid to late summer
- Most slug resistant variety
- 2'-3' H x 5'-6' W
Substitution Suggestions
