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Key characteristics

Family: Asparagaceae
Height: 18–24 inches
Width: 30–36 inches
Flower color: White to lavender
Foliage color: Blue-green margins with irregular yellow variegation
Bloom time: Early to mid-summer
Light: Partial to full shade
Water: Moderate; prefers moist, well-drained soils
Maintenance: Low; features thick, corrugated leaves that are slug-resistant
Growing zone: USDA zones 3–9
Wildlife: Attracts hummingbirds

Perennials

Hosta sieboldiana 'Dream Weaver'

Dream Weaver Hosta

Hosta sieboldiana 'Dream Weaver' is known for its beautiful variegated foliage, featuring blue-green leaves with irregular yellow and light green centers that create a tapestry-like appearance. This cultivar, which blooms in mid to late summer, produces with white to lavender flowers on tall spikes, adding a delicate touch to the vibrant foliage.

The textured, variegated leaves retain their vivid coloring throughout the growing season, with the yellow and green centers offering an eye-catching contrast to the surrounding blue tones.

Light

Partial to full shade

Water

Moderate; prefers moist, well-drained soils

Bloom time

Early to mid-summer

Find this plant

Works well in

Borders
Shade Gardens
Woodland Gardens
Hummingbird Gardens
Rain Gardens

Companion plants

Japanese forest grass · Astilbes · Heucheras · Siberian bugloss · Sweet woodruff · Foamflowers

Design tip

Summer flowers carry the middle of the season, so place it where the bed needs color once spring bulbs fade. Cooler light suits it, so tuck it on the north side of a shrub or wall where the soil stays even.

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