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Fragrant Blue Hosta

Hosta 'Fragrant Blue'

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Overview

Hosta 'Fragrant Blue' is a charming perennial boasting heart-shaped, powdery blue leaves, which can reach up to 6 inches in length and form a tidy, dense mound about 14 inches high and 20 inches wide. Known for its fragrant, pale lavender flowers, it blooms in late summer, adding a sensory appeal. Preferring partial to full shade, it's ideal for woodland settings and provides excellent ground cover in zones 3 to 8.

Sun Half, ShadeWater MediumZones 3–9Type PerennialClimate Temperate
Fragrant Blue Hosta (Hosta 'Fragrant Blue') — Hosta 'Fragrant Blue' is a charming perennial boasting heart-shaped
Fragrant Blue Hosta (Hosta 'Fragrant Blue') — dense mound about 14 inches high and 20 inches wideFragrant Blue Hosta (Hosta 'Fragrant Blue') — Preferring partial to full shadeFragrant Blue Hosta (Hosta 'Fragrant Blue') — which can reach up to 6 inches in length and form a tidyFragrant Blue Hosta (Hosta 'Fragrant Blue') — Known for its fragrant, pale lavender flowers, it blooms in late summer, adding a sensory appealFragrant Blue Hosta (Hosta 'Fragrant Blue') — it's ideal for woodland settings and provides excellent ground cover in zones 3 to 8

Culture

Sun
Half, Shade
Water
Medium
USDA zones
3–9

Shape & size

Classification

Type
Perennial
Family
Liliaceae
Climate
Temperate

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Fragrant Blue Hosta (Hosta 'Fragrant Blue') — Hosta 'Fragrant Blue' is a charming perennial boasting heart-shaped
Fragrant Blue Hosta (Hosta 'Fragrant Blue') — dense mound about 14 inches high and 20 inches wide
Fragrant Blue Hosta (Hosta 'Fragrant Blue') — Preferring partial to full shade
Fragrant Blue Hosta (Hosta 'Fragrant Blue') — which can reach up to 6 inches in length and form a tidy
Fragrant Blue Hosta (Hosta 'Fragrant Blue') — Known for its fragrant, pale lavender flowers, it blooms in late summer, adding a sensory appeal
Fragrant Blue Hosta (Hosta 'Fragrant Blue') — it's ideal for woodland settings and provides excellent ground cover in zones 3 to 8
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