Hosta lancifolia
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Tried and True Recommended by 1 Professional
Common Name: narrow-leaved hosta
Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Agavaceae
Zone: 3 to 8
Native Range: Garden origin
Garden Location: Ameren Ground Cover Border
Height: 0.75 to 1 feet
Spread: 1 to 1.5 feet
Bloom Time: July to September
Bloom Color: Purple
Bloom Description: Violet
Sun: Part shade to full shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low
Flowers: Showy Flowers
Wildlife: Attracts Hummingbirds
Tolerates: Clay Soil, Dry Soil, Drought, Dense Shade, Black Walnuts
Uses: Cut Flower

Culture

Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in part shade to full shade. No special culture is required. Soil should be kept moist, however, especially in hot, sunny conditions.

Noteworthy Characteristics

An erect, vase-shaped, medium hosta to 12" tall featuring a mound of lance-shaped, wavy-margined leaves that are medium green above and a glossy, lighter green beneath and racemes of funnel-shaped, violet flowers on arching scapes to 20". A dependable and versatile perennial requiring little care. Grown primarily for its beautiful foliage which provides color, contrast and texture to the landscape. Dense foliage crowds out most garden weeds. Somewhat stoloniferous. May also be listed as Hosta 'Lancifolia'.

Problems

Although slugs and snails can be serious problems, and leaf spot and crown rot lesser problems, hostas are otherwise virtually disease and pest-free, and are ideal, low-maintenance garden perennials.

Garden Uses

A mainstay of the shade garden. This small to medium hosta can be mixed with other perennials in the border or woodland garden, used as an edging plant or massed and divided to create a dense ground cover.

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