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Wide Brim Hosta

Hosta 'Wide Brim'

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Overview

Hosta 'Wide Brim' is a shade-loving perennial valued for its lush foliage. It features heart-shaped leaves with broad, irregular, creamy-yellow margins and deep green centers. Prefers moist, well-drained soil. Matures to an attractive mound about 18 inches tall with a spread of up to 36 inches. Blooms with trumpet-shaped lavender flowers on 24-inch stalks in summer. Ideal for borders, groundcover, or as a focal point in shady areas. Hardy in zones 3-8.

Sun Half, ShadeWater MediumZones 3–9Type Perennial
Wide Brim Hosta (Hosta 'Wide Brim') — the Wide Brim Hosta thrives in moist
Wide Brim Hosta (Hosta 'Wide Brim') — It features heart-shaped leaves with broad, irregular, creamy-yellow margins and deep green centersWide Brim Hosta (Hosta 'Wide Brim') — This cultivar boasts heart-shaped leaves with a unique coloration: each leaf displays a richWide Brim Hosta (Hosta 'Wide Brim') — The Hosta 'Wide Brim' is a perennial favorite known for its striking foliageWide Brim Hosta (Hosta 'Wide Brim') — Hosta 'Wide Brim' is a shade-loving perennial valued for its lush foliageWide Brim Hosta (Hosta 'Wide Brim') — deep green center surrounded by wideWide Brim Hosta (Hosta 'Wide Brim') — irregular margins of creamy yellow that can fade to white as the season progresses+5

Culture

Sun
Half, Shade
Water
Medium
USDA zones
3–9

Shape & size

Classification

Type
Perennial
Family
Liliaceae

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Wide Brim Hosta (Hosta 'Wide Brim') — the Wide Brim Hosta thrives in moist
Wide Brim Hosta (Hosta 'Wide Brim') — It features heart-shaped leaves with broad, irregular, creamy-yellow margins and deep green centers
Wide Brim Hosta (Hosta 'Wide Brim') — This cultivar boasts heart-shaped leaves with a unique coloration: each leaf displays a rich
Wide Brim Hosta (Hosta 'Wide Brim') — The Hosta 'Wide Brim' is a perennial favorite known for its striking foliage
Wide Brim Hosta (Hosta 'Wide Brim') — Hosta 'Wide Brim' is a shade-loving perennial valued for its lush foliage
Wide Brim Hosta (Hosta 'Wide Brim') — deep green center surrounded by wide
Wide Brim Hosta (Hosta 'Wide Brim') — irregular margins of creamy yellow that can fade to white as the season progresses
Wide Brim Hosta (Hosta 'Wide Brim') — Ideal for borders, groundcover, or as a focal point in shady areas
Wide Brim Hosta (Hosta 'Wide Brim') — which provides lush ground cover in shaded garden areas
Wide Brim Hosta (Hosta 'Wide Brim') — Blooms with trumpet-shaped lavender flowers on 24-inch stalks in summer
Wide Brim Hosta (Hosta 'Wide Brim') — Prefers moist, well-drained soil
Wide Brim Hosta (Hosta 'Wide Brim') — Matures to an attractive mound about 18 inches tall with a spread of up to 36 inches
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