Hosta 'Fragrant Blue'
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Tried and True Recommended by 3 Professionals
Common Name: hosta
Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Agavaceae
Zone: 3 to 8
Garden Location: Enterprise Rent-A-Car Flower Borders
Height: 0.5 to 0.75 feet
Spread: 0.75 to 1 feet
Bloom Time: June to July
Bloom Color: White
Bloom Description: Blue opening to white
Sun: Part shade to full shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low
Flowers: Showy Flowers, Fragrant Flowers
Leaves: Colorful
Wildlife: Attracts Hummingbirds
Tolerates: Dense Shade, Black Walnuts
Uses: Cut Flower

Culture

Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in part shade to full shade. Does best in a rich, moist soil in light, dappled shade.

Noteworthy Characteristics

Features a mound of flat, heart-shaped, powdery blue-green leaves with racemes of funnel-shaped, white flowers on 20" scapes. Blooms are fragrant. 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.

Problems

Although slugs and snails can be serious problems, and leaf spots and crown rot lesser problems, hostas are otherwise virtually disease and pest-free and are ideal, low-maintenance garden perennials. No special culture is required.

Garden Uses

Hostas are a mainstay of the shade garden. This small hosta can be mixed with other perennials in the border front, rock garden or woodland garden, or used as an edging plant, or massed and divided to create a ground cover for small areas.

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