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Hosta

Forms huge clumps of rounded blue-green leaves with wide creamy white margins. Thick, puckered foliage has good substance and is pest resistant. Attractive in groupings with ferns, astilbe or white-flowering plants.

Companion Plants

False Spirea

Ferns

Sweet Woodruff

Plant Details

  • Common name

    Hosta

  • Botanical name

    Hosta hybrid

  • Variety

    Barbara Ann

  • Zone

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

  • Light

    Shade

  • Height

    20" (51 cm)

  • Habit

    Clumping

  • Feed

    Use all-purpose

  • Water

    Weekly during dry spells

  • Bloom Time

    Summer

  • Maintenance

    Mulch to reduce weeds