Melinda Myers

Hosta

Botanical Name

Hosta

Hardiness

Zones 3 to 8

Height

2 to 36 inches plus

Width

3 to 72 inches

Flowers

Most June thru July, some September to October: white, lavender, purple

Light

Part to full shade

Soil

Moist, well-drained, adaptable

Planting & Care

• Space plants 12 to 36 inches apart
• Divide in late spring or early summer
• Mulch to prevent frost heaving

Problems

Slugs, earwigs, deer, rabbits, voles, anthracnose, scorch in sun and drought, late spring frost damage

Varieties

• Guacamole - 24"x54", shiny, gold centered, green margined leaves, fragrant lavender flowers
• June - 15"x30", yellow-green leaves irregularly rimmed with blue, slug resistant, bluish-lavender flowers
• Prairie Sky - 18"x30", puckered powdery blue leaves