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Hosta 'Honeybells'

Also Known As

  • Hosta 'Honey Bells'

Plant type

perennial

size

  • H: 24"-22"
  • W: 45"

planting zones

  • 3a-9b

Hosta 'Honeybells' plant details

Hosta 'Honeybells' is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In summer lavender flowers emerge. Attracts bees and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with mostly sun - shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something pollution tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Hosta 'Honeybells'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: asparagaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 45 IN wide, 24 IN - 22 IN - tall
Flowers: lavender blooms in summer
Uses: cutting garden, fragrant, long-lived

GROWING CONDITIONS for Hosta 'Honeybells'

USDA Zones: 3a - 9b
Sun exposure: mostly sun - shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Resistant to: pollution and verticillium wilt
Soil needs: rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

A perfect name for the stalk of sweetly-fragrant, pale-lilac-colored flowers which rise above a mound of gorgeous, wavy, yellow-green leaves to scent the air in mid-to-late summer. PSh-Sh/M
This vigorous and distinctive cultivar forms a loose, open mound of oval to heart-shaped wavy-margined, lustrous, pale green leaves. In late summer, fragrant, white, sometimes lavender-blue striped flowers bloom on leafy stalks.
Fragrant white flowers in late summer.

Gardening facts about Hosta 'Honeybells' plant

How to Grow Hosta 'Honeybells'

  • Sun Exposure

    • mostly sun - shade
  • Water Needs

    • even moisture - regular
  • Soil Needs

    • well-drained
    • rich
  • Special Situation

    • pollution tolerant
    • verticillium wilt resistant

Features

  • Foliage Color

    • green
  • Flower Color

    • lavender
  • Wildlife

    • bees
    • hummingbirds
  • Flower Season

    • summer
  • Foliage Season

    • deciduous
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