Hosta 'Elegans'

Hosta 'Elegans''Elegans' Hosta is famed for its huge, heart shaped blue leaves with heavy ribbing. A gorgeous addition to the shade garden that provides plenty of texture and a solid backdrop of deep color for brighter blooms to play off of, 'Elegans' sends up delicate white flowers in early spring. Type: Perennial Zone: 4 9 Height: 2. 00 to 3. 00 feet Spread: 3. 00 to 4. 00 feet Bloom Time: May to July Bloom Description: Mostly white with a lavender tinge Foliage

daisy-like flowers with a mahogany eye atop dark purple-red stems

where it forms a small mound of shiny green leaves

toothed lobes which are sharply pointed at the tips

It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front

glossy dark green leaves

Comfortable

Its flowers attract butterflies and other pollinators

Blazing red and gold blooms appear all summer long

Water Requirements: Moist Soil

Acer rubrum 'October Glory' - Red Maple

it works well as an evergreen screen or background planting

Spring brings white flower clusters to contrast with the nearly-black foliage