Blue Mouse Ears Hosta is a shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for its foliage. The symmetrical thick rounded basal leaves are blue-green to grey-green and curled in a way resembling mouse ears. Thick pale green scapes sporting lavender bell-like flowers raise up above the mound in mid-summer attracting butterflies and pollinators. Best color in partial sun and moist well-drained soils.
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Height: |
0.5' - 1' |
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Spread: |
0.5' - 1’ |
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Spacing: |
1’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
3 - 8 |
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Bloom Color: |
Purple |
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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: Coral Bells, Bleeding Heart, Lungwort
IMAGES: Andy Mabbett, Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears', CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) Photoset by cultivar413, (1) 160529 323 NYBG - Rock Garden, Crevice Bed, (2) 160701 019 Wagner Park South Garden - , (3) F. D. Richards, Hosta Hill A2015, (4) Megan Hansen, Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears'
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
