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.
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Type:
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Perennial
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Height:
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2' - 3'
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Spread:
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3' - 4’
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Spacing:
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3’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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4 - 9
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Culture:
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Part Sun, Full Shade
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Bloom Color:
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White
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Season of Interest:
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Spring, Summer
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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.
