Hosta Shadowland® 'Autumn Frost' 1 Gallon

Plant Height:  12 inches

Flower Height:  18 inches

Spacing:  20 inches

Sunlight:  partial shade  full
shade

Hardiness Zone:  2a

Other Names:  Plantain Lily,
Funkia

Group/Class:  Shadowland
Collection

Brand:  Proven Winners

Description:

Ornamental frosty-blue leaves
have contrasting yellow-gold
margins that fade to creamy
white later in season; provides
excellent texture and contrast;
spikes of lavender flowers in
mid-summer

Ornamental Features

Shadowland0 Autumn Frost Hosta
features dainty spikes of
lavender tubular flowers rising
above the foliage in mid summer.
Its attractive textured oval
leaves remain powder blue in
color with distinctive yellow
edges and tinges of creamy white
throughout the season.

Landscape Attributes

Shadowland0 Autumn Frost Hosta
is a dense herbaceous perennial
with tall flower stalks held
atop a low mound of foliage. Its
medium texture blends into the
garden, but can always be
balanced by a couple of finer or
coarser plants for an effective
composition.

This is a relatively low
maintenance plant, and is best
cleaned up in early spring
before it resumes active growth
for the season. Gardeners should
be aware of the following
characteristic(s) that may
warrant special consideration;

Insects
Shadowland0 Autumn Frost Hosta
is recommended for the following
landscape applications;

Mass Planting
Border Edging
General Garden Use
Groundcover
Planting & Growing

Shadowland0 Autumn Frost Hosta
will grow to be about 12 inches
tall at maturity extending to 18
inches tall with the flowers,
with a spread of 24 inches. When
grown in masses or used as a
bedding plant, individual plants
should be spaced approximately
20 inches apart. Its foliage
tends to remain dense right to
the ground, not requiring facer
plants in front. It grows at a
medium rate, and under ideal
conditions can be expected to
live for approximately 10 years.
As an herbaceous perennial, this
plant will usually die back to
the crown each winter, and will
regrow from the base each
spring. Be careful not to
disturb the crown in late winter
when it may not be readily
seen!

This plant does best in partial
shade to shade. It prefers to
grow in average to moist
conditions, and shouldn't be
allowed to dry out. It is not
particular as to soil type or
pH. It is somewhat tolerant of
urban pollution. This particular
variety is an interspecific
hybrid. It can be propagated by
division; however, as a
cultivated variety, be aware
that it may be subject to
certain restrictions or
prohibitions on propagation.