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Hosta

Lovely blue foliage complements deep lavender flowers on slender stalks. Wonderful for edging gardens or walkways, or as a low, frosty mound in the rock garden. Attractive in combinations with golden-leaved plants.

Companion Plants

False Spirea

Ferns

Sweet Woodruff

Plant Details

  • Common name

    Hosta

  • Botanical name

    Hosta hybrid

  • Variety

    Blue Boy

  • Zone

    USDA Zone 3 (-40°F) to USDA Zone 9 (20°F).

  • Light

    Part sun

  • Height

    12-24" (31-61 cm)

  • Habit

    Clumping

  • Feed

    Use all-purpose

  • Water

    Weekly during dry spells

  • Bloom Time

    Summer-fall

  • Maintenance

    Remove spent blooms

This plant also belongs to the following BloomIQ.com collections:

  • Abby R.'s collection