Elegans Hosta is a shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for its foliage. The large, heart-shaped basal leaves are powdered blue-green and deeply corrugated vein ribs. Small bell-like white flowers raise up in terminals from the rootstalk above the mound from late spring into summer attracting butterflies and pollinators. Best color in partial sun and moist well-drained soils. Elegans is slug damage resistant. Type: Perennial Height: 2' - 3' Spread: 3' - 4’ Spacing: 3’ USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 - 9 Culture: Part Sun, Full Shade Bloom Color: White Season of Interest: Spring, 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: Columbine, Lungwort, Bleeding Heart IMAGES: I, Epibase, Hosta sieboldiana Elegans2UME, CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) Photoset by F. D. Richards, Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans' 6/2021 Plantain Lily- (1)+(2), (3) Hardyplants, Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans', CC BY-SA 4.0 *As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
