Hosta 'Sun Mouse' 1 Quart

Plant Height:  6 inches

Flower Height:  18 inches

Spacing:  10 inches

Sunlight:  partial shade  full
shade

Hardiness Zone:  3a

Other Names:  Plantain Lily,
Funkia

Brand:  Walters Gardens

Description:

This miniature mounded hosta
features small round, brilliant
yellow leaves and dainty spikes
of lavender flowers in
mid-summer; plant in a morning
sun area or filtered shade for
best yellow color; provides
excellent color contrast

Ornamental Features

Sun Mouse Hosta features dainty
spikes of lavender tubular
flowers rising above the foliage
in mid summer. Its attractive
tiny textured heart-shaped
leaves remain yellow in color
with hints of light green
throughout the season.

Landscape Attributes

Sun Mouse Hosta is a dense
herbaceous perennial with tall
flower stalks held atop a low
mound of foliage. It brings an
extremely fine and delicate
texture to the garden
composition and should be used
to full effect.

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
Sun Mouse Hosta is recommended
for the following landscape
applications;

Mass Planting
Border Edging
General Garden Use
Groundcover
Planting & Growing

Sun Mouse Hosta will grow to be
only 6 inches tall at maturity
extending to 18 inches tall with
the flowers, with a spread of 12
inches. When grown in masses or
used as a bedding plant,
individual plants should be
spaced approximately 10 inches
apart. Its foliage tends to
remain low and dense right to
the ground. It grows at a slow
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.