Francee Hosta

Hosta 'Francee'

Francee Hosta is a shade-loving herbaceous  perennial primarily grown for their foliage.  The glossy heart shaped basal leaves are deep green with wide a creamy-white margin and deep veins.  The bell-like pale lavender flowers raise up in terminals from the rootstalk above the mound in mid-summer attracting  butterflies and  pollinators.  Best bloom in  partial sun and moist well-drained soils. 

To learn more about the Francee Hosta read  this blog post.

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:   Painted Fern,  Lungwort,  Columbine  

IMAGES: I,  Terren Peterson,  Francee Hosta,  CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) Photo by David J. Stang,  Hosta fortunei Francee 2zz,  CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Photo by David J. Stang,  Hosta Francee 1zz,  CC BY-SA 4.0

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