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Key characteristics

Family: Asparagaceae
Height: 24-30 inches
Width: 36-48 inches
Flower color: Pale lavender to white
Foliage color: Blue-green
Bloom time: Mid to late summer
Light: Partial shade to full shade
Water: Moderate, prefers consistently moist, well-drained soil
Maintenance: Low
Wildlife: Bees, hummingbirds

Perennials

Hosta sieboldiana ‘Elegans’

Siebold’s Hosta

Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans' is a popular perennial prized for its large, textured blue-green leaves and robust growth habit, making it a favorite among shade gardeners. Each leaf can reach up to 12 inches long and 10 inches wide, featuring a heavily corrugated, quilted texture with a slightly waxy coating that enhances its blue hue. In mid to late summer, 'Elegans' produces tall flower spikes, up to 36 inches high, with pale lavender to white, trumpet-shaped flowers that are slightly fragrant and attract pollinators like bees and hummingbirds.

Light

Partial shade to full shade

Water

Moderate, prefers consistently moist, well-drained soil

Bloom time

Mid to late summer

Find this plant

Works well in

Borders
Shade Gardens
Woodland Gardens
Pollinator Gardens
Hummingbird Gardens

Companion plants

Astilbes · Heucheras · Siberian bugloss · Sweet woodruff · Foamflowers · Epimediums

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.