Royal Standard Hosta is a shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for their foliage. The large narrow oval basal leaves are bright medium green with a satiny sheen and distinctive veining. The extremely fragrant bell-like white flowers raise up in terminals from the pale green rootstalk 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: |
1.5' - 2' |
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Spread: |
3' - 5’ |
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Spacing: |
4’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
3 - 8 |
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Bloom Color: |
White |
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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: Stan Shebs, Hosta plantaginea cv Royal Standard 1, CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) User:Magicpiano, 1767 Milestones Marker 74, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Photo by David J. Stang, Hosta Royal Standard 2zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (4) Photo by David J. Stang, Hosta Royal Standard 1zz, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
