Hostas, staple hardy perennials for the shade garden

The Fragrant Bouquet is one of the Hostas that receives my full attention. It produces showy flowers and is fragrant!

The wavy, heart-shaped, leaves are colored apple-green variegated with creamy margins.

The Fragrant Bouquet is a mainstay in my shade garden.

The only pest is of course those nasty slugs. However, I have no issue with going out after dark and slug picking with my trusty rusty flashlight.

• pale green to chartreuse hosta with wide margin
• very fragrant lavender to white flowers
• 3" long flowers appear in summer on scapes rising above the foliage mound to 30-36" tall
• grows from 18"-28" tall

A medium size Hosta, the Francee has oval heart shaped leaves with white margins.

I received the Francee as a division from a friend and have come to appreciate its vigorous growth habit and its contrasting darker forest green color against my other surrounding plants.

As mentioned on my full information page regarding the beautiful Red October Hosta, this hosta has striking red stems, bluish green leaves with a slight ripple edge.

It blooms a soft lavender colour, which seems to stay for quite some time. It is late to arrive in the spring, so gardeners must be patient.

Great companion plants: Brunnera, Astilbes, Ajuga,Sedum Angelina or the Ligularia Othello.

Check out my Site Index Page for a listing of additional annuals and perennials to plant in your flower garden design.

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