Hosta 'First Frost' ~ First Frost Hosta

Hosta 'First Frost' ~ First Frost HostaFirst Frost Hosta is a shade loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for their foliage. The large basal leaves are deeply veined blue green with a wide creamy yellow edging that matures to white. The bell like pale purple flowers raise up in terminals from the rootstalk above the mound in mid summer attracting butterflies. Best bloom in partial sun and moist well drained soils. First Frost is resistant to slug damage. Type: Perennial Height: 1' 1.

First Frost Hosta is a shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for their foliage.  The large basal leaves are deeply veined blue-green with a wide creamy-yellow edging that matures to white.  The bell-like pale purple flowers raise up in terminals from the rootstalk above the mound in mid-summer attracting butterflies.  Best bloom in partial sun and moist well-drained soils.  First Frost is resistant to slug damage.  

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:   Japanese Forest Grass, Columbine, Painted Fern

IMAGES: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, Ptasia studnia kz01, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Photo by David J. Stang, Hosta First Frost 1zz, CC BY-SA 4.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown