Hosta 'Blue Shadows' (Hosta 'Blue Shadows'): Medium Blue Variegated Hostas

Hosta 'Blue Shadows' (Hosta 'Blue Shadows')

'Blue Shadows' is a medium-sized hosta with coarse, deep blue, variegated leaves. Great at the base of small trees or shrubs.

Divide plants in late summer or early spring.

Slugs and snails. In containers, watch for vine weevil. Also viruses and foliar nematodes.

Height: 1–3 ft.
Spread: 1–3 ft.
Growth Habit: Clumps
Growth Pace: Moderate
Light: Part Shade to Full Shade
Moisture: Medium
Maintenance: Low
Bloom Time: Early Summer, Late Summer, Summer
Flower Color: Purple
Uses: Beds and Borders, Ground Covers, Slopes and Hillsides, Specimen Plant/Focal Point, Waterside
Style: Woodland Garden
Seasonal Interest: Spring Interest
Type: Perennial

Other: Hosta 'Blue Shadows' – Deep Blue Foliage for Serene Garden Spaces; Blue Globe Onion (Allium caeruleum): Rare True Blue Flowers for Early Summer; Blue Pimpernel (Anagallis monellii): Low-Growing Carpet of Deep Blue Flowers; Caryopteris × clandonensis 'First Choice': Compact Bluebeard; Hosta 'Aspen Gold' (Hosta 'Aspen Gold'): Round Puckered Gold Leaves with Lavender Flowers; Hosta 'Blue Angel' (Hosta 'Blue Angel'): Very Large Blue Hostas with Heavily Textured Leaves; Hosta 'Little Aurora' (Hosta 'Little Aurora'): Fast-Growing Cupped Puckered Leaves with Metallic Sheen; Hosta 'Patriot' (Hosta 'Patriot'): Heat-Tolerant Hostas with White-Margined Leaves; Blue Cardinal Flower: Long-Blooming Native for Moist Borders; Blue Passion Flower (Passiflora caerulea)

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