First Frost Hosta

Hosta 'First Frost'

First Frost Hosta is a shade-loving herbaceous  perennial primarily grown for their foliage.  The large basal leaves are deeply veined blue-green with a wide creamy-yellow edging that matures to white.  The bell-like pale purple flowers raise up in terminals from the rootstalk above the mound in mid-summer attracting  butterflies.  Best bloom in  partial sun and moist well-drained soils.  First Frost is resistant to slug damage.  

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:   Low maintenance.  Snails and slugs can cause severe problems if left unchecked.  Foliar nematodes can cause interveinal browning. Plants infected with Hosta Virus X (HVX), tobacco rattle virus or tomato ring spot virus should be immediately removed from garden areas and destroyed.  Otherwise, little to no problems.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings,  Borders,  Woodland Gardens,  Naturalized Areas,  Rock Gardens, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS:    Japanese Forest Grass,  Columbine,  Painted Fern

IMAGES:  Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz,  Ptasia studnia kz01,  CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Photo by David J. Stang,  Hosta First Frost 1zz,  CC BY-SA 4.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown