Hosta 'Wide Brim': Classic Green with Wide Cream Margins

Hosta 'Wide Brim': The Dependable Wide-Margined Classic

Hosta 'Wide Brim', hybridized by Aden and introduced in 1979, is a classic green-centered hosta with wide, creamy-yellow margins. Its reliable variegation, vigorous growth, and adaptability have made it a staple in shade gardens for decades—a "wide brim" of light around every leaf.

Generous Creamy Margins

The leaves are medium-large, 8–10 inches long, broadly ovate, medium green with wide (1–1.5 inches), irregular, creamy-yellow margins. The variegation is stable and consistent. The plant forms a substantial, arching mound 1.5–2 feet tall and 3–4 feet wide. Pale lavender flowers on 2.5-foot scapes in midsummer.

Workhorse Reliability

'Wide Brim' is vigorous, adaptable (sun to shade), tolerant of various soils, and hardy in USDA zones 3–9. It increases reliably, forming dense clumps. The wide margins provide strong visual impact from a distance. A cultivar that delivers consistent performance year after year.

Taxonomic Profile

• Family: Liliaceae
• Genus: Hosta
• Cultivar: 'Wide Brim'
• Hybridizer: Aden
• Introduced: 1979

Broad Appeal

The wide creamy margins of 'Wide Brim' make it effective for brightening shade, edging, massing, and mixing. It bridges the gap between solid green and heavily variegated hostas. A classic that earns its place through sheer dependability and generous margins.