Echo the Sun Hosta is a compact shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for its dramatic basal foliage. The rippled wedge shaped leaves are a chartreuse that flushes yellow where the sun hits. The tall scapes of soft lavender bell-like flowers raise up above the mound in mid-summer attracting butterflies and pollinators. Best color in part sun and moist well-drained soils.
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 Origins:  | 
 China and Japan  | 
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 Height:  | 
 1' - 1.5'  | 
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 Spread:  | 
 3.5' - 4’  | 
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 Spacing:  | 
 4’  | 
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 USDA Hardiness Zone:  | 
 3 - 9  | 
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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, Rock Gardens, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Painted Fern, Lungwort, Columbine
IMAGE: Photos by Proven Winners, Shadowland® 'Echo the Sun'
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.