Monrovia Dancing Queen Hosta is a shade-loving herbaceousperennialprimarily grown foritsbroad,heavily veined foliagewith wavy margins that emerges bright yellow and softens to chartreuse or green. The tall scapes of pale lavender bell-like flowers raise up above the mound in mid-summer attractingbutterfliesandpollinators. Bestcolor inpart sunand moist well-drained soils. Tolerates black walnut.
Type:
Perennial
Origins:
China, Japan, and Korea
Height:
1′ – 1.5′
Spread:
2′ – 2.5
Spacing:
2
USDA Hardiness Zone:
3 – 9
Culture:
Part Sun,Full Shade
Bloom Color:
Purple
Season of Interest:
Summer
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,Woodland Gardens,Shade Gardens,Rock Gardens,andContainers.
COMPANION PLANTS:Painted Fern,Lungwort,Columbine
IMAGES:amandabhslater,Hampton Court Palace Flower Show – 5933743260,CC BY-SA 2.0, (2)Will Bakker, Frilly edges, (3)Consulat de la Boirie,Explosion d’hostas, (4) (3412213170),CC BY 2.0, (3)Cathy Stanley-Erickson,Under the Hostas
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
