Elegans Hosta

Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans'

Elegans Hosta is a shade-loving herbaceous  perennial primarily grown for its foliage.  The large, heart-shaped basal leaves are powdered blue-green and deeply corrugated vein ribs.  Small bell-like white flowers raise up in terminals from the rootstalk above the mound from late spring into summer attracting  butterflies and  pollinators.  Best color in  partial sun and moist well-drained soils.  Elegans is slug damage resistant.

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,  Lungwort,  Bleeding Heart

IMAGES: I,  Epibase,  Hosta sieboldiana Elegans2UME,  CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) Photoset by  F. D. Richards, Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans' 6/2021 Plantain Lily- (1)+ (2), (3)  Hardyplants,  Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans',  CC BY-SA 4.0

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