Buy Hosta 'First Frost'

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 12"-16"
W: 28"-36"

planting zones

3a-9b

Mature Division--Bare Root | $12

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Hosta 'First Frost' plant details

Hosta 'First Frost' is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with blue, gold and variegated foliage. In summer lavender flowers emerge. Features glaucous texture. Attracts hummingbirds. Grows well with bright shade - shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Hosta 'First Frost'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: asparagaceae
Foliage: deciduous blue, gold and variegated
Mature size: 28 IN - 36 IN - wide, 12 IN - 16 IN - tall
Flowers: lavender blooms in summer
Uses: big leaves, clumping, container plant, heart-shaped leaves, long-lived, woodland garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Hosta 'First Frost'

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

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Hosta ‘First Frost’ displays intense, powdery blue-green leaves with a cream edging that turns pure white with age. Leaves persist well after lavender flowers have faded. Hostas grow best in moist, well-drained, highly organic soils. A good partner for ferns. Although the flowers are attractive, Hostas, also known as Plantain Lilies, are usually grown for their ornamental foliage.

By: Little Prince of Oregon

This Hosta has disty blue centers with yellow margins. Nice thick leaves add great texture to your garden. Purple flowers in summer.

By: Garden World

Heavy textured & substanced, blue leaves surrounded by a nice bright gold border that ages to creamy white in summer. Super performer. Bell shaped, lilac flowers in mid summer. Plant in partial sun to full shade. Medium size hosta.

By: Sebright Gardens

This Patricia Scolnik discovery of a sport of H. 'Halcyon' adds a 1/2" creamy yellow margin (aging to white by season's end) to the blue leaves of the parent. 16" tall leaves spreading to form a 3 ft wide clump, sending up its light lavender flower spike in mid-summer. For light shade and regular water in summer. Frost hardy in USDA zone 3.