Hosta 'Fragrant Blue' ~ Monrovia® Fragrant Blue Hosta

Fragrant Blue Hosta is a shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for its foliage.  The large heart-shaped basal leaves are deeply veined and emerge chalky blue before maturing to blue-green or green by summer.  Small lightly fragrant pale lavender bell-like flowers raise up in terminals from the green rootstalk above the mound in mid-summer attracting butterflies.  Best bloom in partial sun and moist well-drained soils.  Type:  Perennial Height:  1' - 1.5' Spread:  2' - 2.5’ Spacing:  2’ USDA Hardiness Zone:  3 - 9 Culture:  Part Sun, Full Shade Bloom Color:  Purple Season of Interest:  Summer 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:  Japanese Forest Grass, Bleeding Heart, Coral Bells IMAGES:  Evelyn Simak, CC-2.0, (2) Photo by David J. Stang, Hosta Fragrant Blue 2zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Mike McCune, Backyard Plants *As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.