Among the most popular perennial for shaded areas these plants form a sturdy mound of foliage, topped with lily-like blooms. This selection features flat, spear-shaped, thick, sharp blue leaves. Stalks of pale lavender flowers rise above in late summer. Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society. One of the best blue Hosta cultivators.
Type: Perennial
Height: 1.5 ft
Spread: 3 ft
Zone: 3
Sun: Part Shade to Full Shade
Soil: Moist
Flower: Summer, Purple
Fruit: Edible Foliage, No Fruit
Growth Rate: Medium growth rate
Foliage: Mounds of heavily textured and deeply cupped foilage
Applications: Used as a border plant, a groundcover or in a mass planting
Ornamental features: Blooms in summer
Deer/Rabbit: Deer and rabbit resistant
Sun: Part Shade to Full Shade
Drainage: Requires average moist conditions
Maintenance: Low maintenance
Pruning: Plants go dormant in fall - dying foliage can be removed any time before mid-spring.
