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Key characteristics

Family: Asparagaceae
Height: 12-18 inches
Width: 24-36 inches
Flower color: Pale lavender
Foliage color: Variegated with soft-gold to chartreuse centers and blue-green margins
Bloom time: Mid-summer
Light: Partial shade to full shade
Water: Moderate, prefers consistently moist, well-drained soil
Maintenance: Low
Wildlife: Bees, hummingbirds

Perennials

Hosta x ‘June’

June Hosta

Hosta x 'June' is a popular, award-winning perennial known for its striking variegated foliage and excellent garden performance. As a sport of Hosta 'Halcyon', it features distinctive leaves with soft-gold to chartreuse centers and wide, irregular blue-green margins, which vary in color depending on light exposure. The heart-shaped leaves, about 6-8 inches long and 5-6 inches wide, have a slightly corrugated, smooth, waxy texture. In mid-summer, 'June' produces slender, pale lavender, funnel-shaped, slightly fragrant flower spikes that rise up to 24 inches tall, attracting pollinators like bees and hummingbirds.

Light

Partial shade to full shade

Water

Moderate, prefers consistently moist, well-drained soil

Bloom time

Mid-summer

Find this plant

Works well in

Borders
Shade Gardens
Woodland Gardens
Pollinator Gardens
Hummingbird Gardens

Companion plants

Siberian bugloss · Sweet woodruff · Foamflowers · Epimediums · Bleeding hearts · Solomon's seal

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.