Plant: Fragrant Bouquet - Hosta - Medium
Hosta · Hosta 'Fragrant Bouquet'
Size: 1 gal
Light
Bloom
More about this plant
Fragrant Bouquet is a medium to large hosta forming a mound of apple green leaves edged in wide cream-yellow margins, about 18 to 22 inches tall and 30 to 36 inches wide. Large, strongly scented white flowers open in summer and attract pollinators. It prefers part shade with consistent moisture, and suits borders, shade gardens and mass plantings. It was the 1998 Hosta of the Year.
- Part Shade
- Blooms in summer
- Hardy in USDA zones 3-9
Plant description
Fragrant Bouquet is a medium to large hosta forming a mound of apple green leaves edged in wide cream-yellow margins, about 18 to 22 inches tall and 30 to 36 inches wide. Large, strongly scented white flowers open in summer and attract pollinators. It prefers part shade with consistent moisture, and suits borders, shade gardens and mass plantings. It was the 1998 Hosta of the Year.
- Flowers
- Large, very fragrant, gardenia-scented white flowers on tall scapes in mid to late summer.
- Foliage
- Apple green leaves with wide, pale yellow to cream margins.
- Fruit
- Dry brown seed capsules follow the flowers.
- Light
- Dappled/Filtered Light
- Pruning
- Cut flower stems after blooming and remove discolored leaves at ground level.
