Hosta, Blue Mouse Ears Hosta

Blue Mouse Ears Hosta is a shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for its foliage.  The symmetrical thick rounded basal leaves are blue-green to grey-green and curled in a way resembling mouse ears.  Thick pale green scapes sporting lavender bell-like flowers raise up above the mound in mid-summer attracting butterflies and pollinators.  Best color in partial sun and moist well-drained soils.   

Type:	Perennial
Height:	0.5' - 1'
Spread:	0.5' - 1’
Spacing:	1’
USDA Hardiness Zone:	3 - 8
Culture:	Part Sun, Full Shade
Bloom Color:	Purple
Season of Interest:	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: Coral Bells, Bleeding Heart, Lungwort

IMAGES: Andy Mabbett, Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears', CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) Photoset by cultivar413, (1) 160529 323 NYBG - Rock Garden, Crevice Bed, (2) 160701 019 Wagner Park South Garden - , (3) F. D. Richards, Hosta Hill A2015, (4) Megan Hansen, Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears' 

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