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Blue Angel Hosta

Hosta 'Blue Angel'

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Overview

The Hosta 'Blue Angel' unfurls large, heart-shaped, blue-green leaves, creating a lush, mounded display up to 36 inches tall and 48 inches wide. This shade-tolerant perennial showcases tall stems of white, bell-shaped flowers in summer. Ideal for cool, moist soils, it adds a serene, textural presence to shaded gardens and requires minimal maintenance. Hardy in Zones 3-9, this hosta provides excellent ground cover and contrasts well with smaller, lighter-colored plants.

Sun Half, ShadeWater MediumZones 3–9Type Perennial
Blue Angel Hosta (Hosta 'Blue Angel') — heart-shaped foliage and its ability to thrive in shaded areas of the garden
Blue Angel Hosta (Hosta 'Blue Angel') — which maintain their vibrant hue throughout the growing seasonBlue Angel Hosta (Hosta 'Blue Angel') — textural presence to shaded gardens and requires minimal maintenanceBlue Angel Hosta (Hosta 'Blue Angel') — growing at a moderate rate.<br><br>Its leaves are a striking powdery blueBlue Angel Hosta (Hosta 'Blue Angel') — This shade-tolerant perennial showcases tall stems of white, bell-shaped flowers in summerBlue Angel Hosta (Hosta 'Blue Angel') — though it may take several years to achieve its full sizeBlue Angel Hosta (Hosta 'Blue Angel') — this hosta provides excellent ground cover and contrasts well with smaller+2

Culture

Sun
Half, Shade
Water
Medium
USDA zones
3–9

Shape & size

Classification

Type
Perennial
Family
Liliaceae

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Blue Angel Hosta (Hosta 'Blue Angel') — heart-shaped foliage and its ability to thrive in shaded areas of the garden
Blue Angel Hosta (Hosta 'Blue Angel') — which maintain their vibrant hue throughout the growing season
Blue Angel Hosta (Hosta 'Blue Angel') — textural presence to shaded gardens and requires minimal maintenance
Blue Angel Hosta (Hosta 'Blue Angel') — growing at a moderate rate.<br><br>Its leaves are a striking powdery blue
Blue Angel Hosta (Hosta 'Blue Angel') — This shade-tolerant perennial showcases tall stems of white, bell-shaped flowers in summer
Blue Angel Hosta (Hosta 'Blue Angel') — though it may take several years to achieve its full size
Blue Angel Hosta (Hosta 'Blue Angel') — this hosta provides excellent ground cover and contrasts well with smaller
Blue Angel Hosta (Hosta 'Blue Angel') — This robust cultivar can reach a mature height of about 36 inches with a spread of up to 48 inches
Blue Angel Hosta (Hosta 'Blue Angel') — mounded display up to 36 inches tall and 48 inches wide
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