Hosta 'Blue Umbrellas' ~ Blue Umbrellas Hosta

Hosta 'Blue Umbrellas' ~ Blue Umbrellas HostaBlue Umbrellas Hosta is a large shade loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for its foliage. The large reverse cupped basal leaves are deeply veined and emerge blue green before turning glossy deep green in summer. Small bell like pale lavender flowers raise up in terminals from the green rootstalk above the mound in mid summer attracting butterflies. Best bloom in partial sun and moist well drained soils. Blue Umbrellas has improved sun and

Blue Umbrellas Hosta is a large shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for its foliage.  The large reverse-cupped basal leaves are deeply veined and emerge blue-green before turning glossy deep green in summer.  Small bell-like pale lavender flowers raise up in terminals from the green rootstalk above the mound in mid-summer attracting butterflies.  Best bloom in partial sun and moist well-drained soils.  Blue Umbrellas has improved sun and slug resistance.

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:  Japanese Forest Grass, Bleeding Heart, Coral Bells

IMAGE: Photo by David J. Stang, Hosta blue umbrellas 0zz, CC BY-SA 4.0

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