Hosta

Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans'

A bold shade garden staple prized for its enormous blue-gray puckered leaves. Forms a dramatic mound of heavily textured foliage topped by pale lavender flowers in summer.

At a Glance

Hardiness Zone

3-8

Sun

Full Shade

Moisture

Medium

Mature Height

2-3 ft

Mature Spread

3-5 ft

Growth Rate

Medium

Growth Habit

Mounding

Type

Deciduous

Bloom & Seasonal Interest

Bloom Time

Summer

Bloom Color

LavenderWhite

Soil & Growing

Soil Type

Loam

Foliage & Form

Foliage Color

Blue-Green

Foliage Texture

Enormous puckered leaves with a deeply ribbed, quilted texture and a blue-gray waxy surface.

Tolerances

Shade Tolerant

Garden Uses

BorderWoodlandContainer

Companion Plants

FernsAstilbeBleeding HeartCoral Bells

Care

Maintenance Level

Low

Propagation

Division

Apply slug bait in spring when new growth emerges. Mulch well to retain moisture. Cut foliage to ground level in fall after hard frost.

Native & Origin

Native Region

East Asia