Product Description

Island Breeze Hosta is a compact shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for their foliage.  The basal leaves are bright yellow with green margins, or with chartreuse centers in deep shade.  The small purple bell-like flowers raise up in terminals from the rootstalk in mid-summer attracting butterflies.  Best bloom in partial sun and moist well-drained soils.  

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:  Painted Fern, Japanese Forest Grass, Bleeding Heart

IMAGES: Photoset by Leonora (Ellie) Enking, Hostas (1)+(2), (2) Proven Winners, Island Breeze

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

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