Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans' ~ Elegans Hosta

Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans' ~ Elegans HostaElegans 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. Type: Perennial Height: 2' 3'

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.