(Abiqua Blue Crinkles Plantain Lily, Hosta, Plantain Lily)

Hostas are mound-forming herbaceous perennials grown mostly for their attractive foliage. The blue-leaved ‘Abiqua Blue Crinkles’ is a large hosta. Its big leaves are oval, heavy, thick, cupped and corrugated like cardboard. The color is a deep, dark blue-green. White tubular flowers appear on leafless stems held above the foliage in late summer.

Overall, this hosta grows best in full to partial shade and tolerates a wide range of fertile well-drained soils. Hostas have average water needs, but...

(Abiqua Drinking Gourd Plantain Lily, Hosta, Plantain Lily)

Hostas are mound-forming herbaceous perennials grown mostly for their attractive foliage. The substantial ‘Abiqua Drinking Gourd’ is a medium to large hosta that forms clumps. Its leaves are very round, thick and corrugated like cardboard. They are blue-green in color and deeply cupped. White flowers are tubular and appear on tall stems held above the foliage in late summer.

Overall, this hosta grows best in full to partial shade and tolerates a wide range of well-drained soil types. Hostas have...

(Abiqua Moonbeam Plantain Lily, Hosta, Plantain Lily)

The pretty ‘Abigua Moonbeam’ has blue-green leaves with thick lime-green margins. They are egg-shaped and have a corrugated texture much like cardboard.

Hosta is a clump forming herbaceous ornamental grown mostly for its attractive foliage. 'Abigua Moonbeam' has pale lavender flowers that are tubular and appear on tall, sturdy stems in late summer.

Overall, hostas grow best in partially shaded sites and tolerate a wide range of soil types. They have average water needs, but prefer...

(All Gold Plantain Lily, Hosta, Plantain Lily)

Hostas are mound-forming herbaceous perennials grown mostly for their attractive foliage. This one, ‘All Gold,’ is true to its name when planted in the right degree of shade. It is medium-sized and forms an upright clump of ovate, pointed leaves that are chartreuse verging on gold. In full sun the leaves bleach to white and look ghastly, while in full shade they lose their glow and darken to green. In partial sun to partial shade, especially with a bit of morning sun, they develop their brightest...

(Allan P. McConnell Plantain Lily, Hosta, Plantain Lily)

Hostas are mound-forming herbaceous perennials grown mostly for their attractive foliage. The pretty variegated ‘Allan P. McConnell’ is a small, compact hosta that forms a neat mound. Its leaves are lance-shaped--long and narrow. They are deep green and have a thin, white edge. Dark lavender bell-to-funnel-shaped flowers appear on leafless stems held above the foliage in midsummer.

Overall, this hosta grows best in full to partial shade and tolerates a wide range of fertile, well-drained soils....

(Alvatine Taylor Plantain Lily, Hosta, Plantain Lily)

Hostas are mound-forming herbaceous perennials grown mostly for their attractive foliage. This one, bold 'Alvatine Taylor,' has large leaves that are heart-shaped, pointed, heavily textured and slightly puckered. The leaf color is blue-green and the margins are irregularly marked in pale chartreuse-gold. The plant is large and mounded. The nearly white flowers are funnel-to-bell shaped and appear on tall stems held above the foliage in mid-to-late summer.

Overall, this hosta grows best in full...

(American Dream Plantain Lily, Hosta, Plantain Lily)

Hostas need shade, right? Not always. The bright yellow leaves of ‘American Dream’ only reach full color in partial shade to partial sun. Like other hostas, it is a clump-forming herbaceous perennial grown mostly for beauty of its leaves. The yellow to lime-green leaves are edged in white, oval in shape, pointed, cupped and slightly corrugated. Lavender flowers that are funnel or bell-shaped appear on tall, sturdy stems in late summer. The plants form neat mounds of overlapping leaves.

This hosta...

(American Halo Plantain Lily, Hosta, Plantain Lily)

A mound-forming herbaceous perennial, 'American Halo' is grown mainly for its handsome leaves. Heart-shaped and large, they have wavy edges, a corrugated surface, and two colors, blue-green overall and creamy-white along the edges in broad, irregular bands. The flowers are pure white and funnel-shaped, appearing on tall stems above the leaves from late spring to midsummer.

Like most hostas, ‘American Halo’ grows best in full to partial shade and tolerates a wide range of fertile, well-drained...

(Hosta, Plantain Lily)

Arguably, there is no better perennial for shade. Hosta is a clump forming herbaceous ornamental grown mostly for its attractive foliage. The genus originates from Asia and is comprised of approximately 40 species and thousands of hybrid cultivars.

Throughout the growing season they present clumps of foliage in various shades of green, blue, blue-gray or gold. Some also have variegated markings of white, cream or gold. Their flowers are variable, but are generally trumpet, funnel or bell-shaped...

(Hosta, Plantain Lily)

Arguably, there is no better perennial for shade. Hosta is a clump forming herbaceous ornamental grown mostly for its attractive foliage. The genus originates from Asia and is comprised of approximately 40 species and thousands of hybrid cultivars.

Throughout the growing season they present clumps of foliage in various shades of green, blue, blue-gray or gold. Some also have variegated markings of white, cream or gold. Their flowers are variable, but are generally trumpet, funnel or bell-shaped...