Hosta, PW® Shadowland® Lone Star Hosta

Lone Star Hosta is a compact shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for its dramatic basal foliage. The lightly waved leaves are a green with bold chartreuse margins that intensify to gold in bright filtered light.  The tall scapes of near white bell-like flowers raise up above the mound in mid-summer attracting butterflies and pollinators.  Best color in part sun and moist well-drained soils. 

Type:	Perennial
Origins:	China and Japan
Height:	2' - 2.5'
Spread:	4' - 4.5’
Spacing:	4’
USDA Hardiness Zone:	3 - 9
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, Rock Gardens, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Painted Fern, Lungwort, Columbine  

IMAGE:  Photos by Proven Winners, Shadowland® 'Lone Star' 

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