Hosta elegans

Hostas (plantain lilies) are hardy shade-tolerant flowers you can grow for food or ornamental purposes. Since it is versatile plants, you can find varieties in the broad range of leaf shapes and colors. So, you

With the winter here, I've decided to showcase various hostas throughout the winter. Today's hosta is hosta 'Elegans'. Elegans is a very large leafed hosta that is blue green in color. As the summer progresses it turns more green in color. The leaves are very deep veined and are "quilted". Elegans is one of the earliest hostas to bloom. The blooms are white and are held close to the hosta. Not sure if you have an Elegans, you can usually tell by the bloom time. Flowers are white and held…

Botanical media and picture library for professional garden photography. Plantain lily with the scientific name: Hosta sieboldiana var. elegans '', a variety of the genus Hosta (Blue day lily) in the family Asparagaceae.Synonyms: Hosta fluctuans 'Robusta', Hosta glauca, Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans'Media-ID: 108258

Unleash the potential of hostas in your garden with creative layouts, companion plants, and design techniques. Whether you have a tiny nook or expansive woodland, discover how these versatile perennials can bring structure, color, and texture to any shaded landscape.

Find Elegans Hosta (Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans') in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota (MN) at Gertens (Plantain Lily, Funkia)

Noted for its superb leaf color, Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans' is a large Hosta with heart-shaped, puckered, thick, blue-gray leaves, 13 in. long (32 cm). Forming a dense mound that crowds out garden weeds, the pretty foliage is topped in late spring to midsummer with racemes of lilac-tinged white, bell-shaped flowers rising on scapes 27 in. long (67 cm). Slow-growing, this perennial Hosta enjoys excellent pest resistance and is usually spared by slugs.

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Noted for its superb leaf color, Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans' is a large Hosta with heart-shaped, puckered, thick, blue-gray leaves, 13 in. long (32 cm). Forming a dense mound that crowds out garden weeds, the pretty foliage is topped in late spring to midsummer with racemes of lilac-tinged white, bell-shaped flowers rising on scapes 27 in. long (67 cm). Slow-growing, this perennial Hosta enjoys excellent pest resistance and is usually spared by slugs.

Large hosta plants, ranging in height from 19 to 28 inches, will provide charm in the shade garden. They are most often used as specimens to create a focal point in the garden but also excel in mass planting in large spaces as well as providing a background for other shade tolerant plants.