Hosta, Wide Brim Hosta

Wide Brim Hosta is a compact shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for its foliage.  The large rugose heart-shaped basal leaves are dark green with a blue tint and a wide irregular cream to white margin.  Small bell-like light lavender flowers raise up in terminals from the rootstalk above the mound in mid to late summer attracting butterflies and pollinators.  Best color in partial sun and moist well-drained soils.  

Type:	Perennial
Height:	1' - 1.5'
Spread:	2' - 3’
Spacing:	2.5’
USDA Hardiness Zone:	3 - 8
Culture:	Part Sun, Full Shade
Bloom Color:	Purple
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: Leonora (Ellie) Enking, Hosta 'Wide Brim' (28775379806), CC BY-SA 2.0, (2) Photo by David J. Stang, Hosta x Wide Brim 1zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) F. D. Richards, Hosta 'Wide Brim' 5 2021 Plantain Lily- (51186542064), CC BY-SA 2.0, (4) F. D. Richards, Hosta 'Wide Brim' (Arden 1979) 2020 photo

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