Blue Mouse Ears Hosta

Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears'

Blue Mouse Ears Hosta is a shade-loving herbaceous  perennial primarily grown for its foliage.  The symmetrical thick rounded basal leaves are blue-green to grey-green and curled in a way resembling mouse ears.  Thick pale green scapes sporting lavender bell-like flowers raise up above the mound in mid-summer attracting  butterflies and  pollinators.  Best color in  partial sun and moist well-drained soils.   

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:  Coral Bells,  Bleeding Heart,  Lungwort

IMAGES:  Andy Mabbett,  Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears',  CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) Photoset by  cultivar413, (1) 160529 323 NYBG - Rock Garden, Crevice Bed, (2)  160701 019 Wagner Park South Garden - , (3)  F. D. Richards,  Hosta Hill A2015, (4)  Megan Hansen, Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears' 

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