Hosta, Frances Williams Hosta

Frances Williams Hosta is a shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for their foliage.  The very large blue-green basal leaves have irregular yellow-green margins and deep veins.  The small bell-like purple tinted white flowers raise up in terminals from the rootstalk above the mound in mid-summer attracting butterflies.  Best bloom in partial sun and moist well-drained soils.    

Type:	Perennial
Height:	1.5' - 2'
Spread:	4' - 5’
Spacing:	4’
USDA Hardiness Zone:	3 - 8
Culture:	Part Sun, Full Shade
Bloom Color:	White
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:  Painted Fern, Japanese Forest Grass, Bleeding Heart

IMAGES: Photo by David J. Stang, Hosta Frances Williams 0zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) cultivar413, 160515 020 Jefferson Market Garden, (3) Photo by David J. Stang, Hosta sieboldiana Frances Williams 5zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (4) Photoset by Babij, Hosta sieboldiana 'Frances Williams' - Funkia (1) IMGP5711, (2) IMGP5714

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