In addition to making great groundcovers in shady areas and excellent foundation plantings along sunless northern foundations, some hostas are large enough and showy enough to use as specimen plants. Sieboldiana elegans (yes, we wish it had a common name, too) produces large rounded-heart shaped leaves with an attractive puckered surface, in a soft blue green hue. Early summer brings trumpet shaped blossoms, in white with a kiss of lavender, that attract hummingbirds and may be used as cut flowers. Happiest in partial to full shade.
For planting info see the "Hosta Planting Guide" link below.
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Common Name:
Sieboldiana elegans hosta, plantain lily, funkia
Botanical Name:
Hosta sieboldiana elegans
Color:
Blue-green leaves with puckered surfaces, white & lavender blooms