Island Breeze Hosta is a compact shade-loving herbaceousperennialprimarily grown for their foliage. The basal leaves are bright yellow with green margins, or with chartreusecenters in deep shade. The smallpurple bell-like flowersraise up in terminals from the rootstalk in mid-summer attractingbutterflies. Best bloom inpartial sunand moist well-drained soils.
Type:
Perennial
Height:
0.5′ – 1′
Spread:
1′ – 1.5
Spacing:
1.5
USDA Hardiness Zone:
3 – 8
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,Borders,Woodland Gardens,Naturalized Areas,Rock Gardens,andContainers.
COMPANION PLANTS:Painted Fern, Japanese Forest Grass, Bleeding Heart
