Hosta, Elegans Hosta

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.

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

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.