June Hosta

Hosta 'June'

June Hosta is a shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for its foliage.  The large veined basal leaves have distinctive chartreuse centers with thick deep blue-green margins.  The small bell-like pale lavender 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.  June 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:  Columbine, Japanese Forest Grass, Ligularia

IMAGES: ctalley94, Hosta 'June', (2)  Megan Hansen, Hosta 'June', (3)  Leonora (Ellie) Enking, Hosta 'June'

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