Buy Hosta 'So Sweet'

Also Known As

So Sweet Plantain Lily

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 12"-18"
W: 12"-24"

planting zones

3a-9b

Mature Division--Bare Root | $12

Ships as soon as new growth is hardened off

30 at Sebright Gardens

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Hosta 'So Sweet' plant details

Hosta 'So Sweet' is a fast-growing broadleaf deciduous perennial with green, variegated and white foliage. In summer lavender and white flowers emerge. Attracts butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. 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 humidity tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Hosta 'So Sweet'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: asparagaceae
Foliage: deciduous green, variegated and white
Mature size: 12 IN - 24 IN - wide, 12 IN - 18 IN - tall
Flowers: lavender and white blooms in summer
Uses: award-winning, big leaves, container plant, fragrant, heart-shaped leaves, long-lived, woodland garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Hosta 'So Sweet'

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

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

'So Sweet' is a hybrid Hosta involving 'Fragrant Bouquet'. It is sweetly fragrant with white flowers on two foot scapes in summer. The foliage is glossy and deep green with creamy yellow margins that fade to white as the season progresses. Plant in more light - such as morning sun and afternoon shade - to encourage more flowering stems. Attracts hummingbirds.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

An American Horticultural Society ?plant of the year?, not only does this 8-14" gem produce large fragrant white-touched-lavender flowers from a mound of cleanly variegated foliage, it?s also sun tolerant! S-PSh/M

By: Forestfarm

Hosta ‘So Sweet’ displays fragrant white flowers and glossy dark green leaves edged creamy white, with chartreuse streaks. Rapid grower. A former Hosta of the year winner! Hostas grow best in moist, well-drained, highly organic soils. A good partner for ferns. Although the flowers are attractive, Hostas, also called Plantain Lilies, are usually grown for their ornamental foliage.

By: Little Prince of Oregon

1996 Hosta of the year large fragrant flowers and good variegation all in one plant.

By: Arrowhead Alpines

A winter dormant clumping perennial. Large (20cm), heart shaped, glossy, green leaves with a broad, creamy-white, edging. In Summer tall spikes of white, perfumed, trumpet shaped lily flowers rise above the foliage. Provide with light shade, moisture, food and plenty of organic matter. Protect from slugs and snails. Can break dormancy as late as December.

By: Zephs

Lightly wavy, glossy green leaves with wide yellow aging to white in summer. Very fragrant palest lavender flowers in late summer into fall. Plant in partial sun to full shade. Medium/large hosta.

By: Sebright Gardens

Glossy light green leaves with medium to large white margins. Very fragrant white flowers in August.

By: Hoot Owl Hollow Nursery

An excellent midsize hosta. It bears delightfully fragrant, snow-white blooms in late summer above polished green leaves that are rimmed with white. AHG 1996 Hosta of the Year.