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Hosta 'Indigo'

Hosta (Small)

Plant Type:

HOSTA

Hosta 'Indigo' - ​ A medium-sized Plantain Lily in blue to steely blue-gray. Leaves are matte-finished with good slug resistance are relatively small, four inches long by two inches wide Near white tubular flowers occur August / September on scapes 12 inches tall. We have hummingbirds, bees and butterflies visiting our Hosta flowers... stop cutting off the flowering scapes! Established pot grown plant from division.


More About Hosta 'Indigo'

  • Size Classification: Small

Colors:

White

Zone:

3 to 9
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Characteristics and Attributes for Hosta 'Indigo'

Season of Interest (Flowering)

  • Late Summer

Season of Interest (Foliage)

  • Spring / Summer

Nature Attraction

  • Honey Bees & Native Bees
  • Butterflies

Light

  • Dappled Shade
  • Shade

Attributes

  • Border
  • Woodland
  • Drought Tolerant
  • Edging

Growth Rate in the Garden

  • Medium

Soil

  • Fertile
  • Draining

Origins

  • Garden Origin

Propagated By

  • Division

Genus Overview: Hosta

Common Name: Hosta


Hosta. Hosta is a staple for shade gardeners. Hostas prefer open to dappled shade conditions. Early morning or late day sun is generally acceptable. The exception to the rule (and it seems in the plant world there is always at least one exception to the rule!) is Hosta plantaginea which requires more sun for flowering to occur. Hostas can fill a midsummer’s day dream with spikes of lavender, purple and white blossoms, some fragrant. There are growers and collectors who dislike hosta flowers though I find this a curious affectation; I am personally grateful for perennials of easy disposition that so readily bloom, carefree, adorning and lighting the woodland garden during a period that might otherwise be a flowerless void. Flower your garden! Dig in. Have fun. Hostas prefer fertile draining soil with many demonstrating moderate drought tolerance once established. Many of the following are offered as pot-grown divisions of our stock plants. Others are from tissue culture. For Hosta there are several different size charts available that can be found on line with some digging. Of course, some plants straddle these arbitrary determinations. We are using the following classification...

Mature Heights:

Miniature: less than 6 inches

Small: 6 - 12 inches

Medium: 12 - 18 inches

Large: 18 - 24 inches

Very Large: 24+ inches

Please note that if Hosta is purchased in our autumn shipping windows they will arrive cutback and ready for the long winter's nap.