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Hosta

Strikingly variegated leaves brighten shaded gardens or summer containers. Vigorous grower is excellent at the garden's edge or as a small-scale ground cover; also attractive combined with yellow-flowered plants, ferns or astilbes. Showy purple flowers.

Companion Plants

Coral Bells

False Spirea

Ferns

Plant Details

  • Common name

    Hosta

  • Botanical name

    Hosta hybrid

  • Variety

    Golden Tiara

  • Zone

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

  • Light

    Part sun

  • Height

    10-15" (25-38 cm)

  • Habit

    Clumping

  • Feed

    Use all-purpose

  • Water

    Weekly during dry spells

  • Bloom Color

    Green

  • Bloom Time

    Summer

  • Maintenance

    Remove spent blooms