Plant: School Mouse - Hosta - Mini
Hosta · Hosta 'School Mouse'
$12.00
Size: 1 gal
Light
Part Shade
Bloom
Summer
More about this plant
A miniature hosta about 8 inches tall and 12 inches wide with bluish green leaves edged in buttery yellow. Large lavender flowers rise on scapes around 14 inches in early summer. It prefers part to full shade and is hardy in zones 3 to 9.
- Part Shade
- Blooms in summer
- Hardy in USDA zones 3-9
- Deciduous foliage
Plant description
A miniature hosta about 8 inches tall and 12 inches wide with bluish green leaves edged in buttery yellow. Large lavender flowers rise on scapes around 14 inches in early summer. It prefers part to full shade and is hardy in zones 3 to 9.
- Flowers
- Large lavender flowers in early summer on scapes about 14 inches tall.
- Foliage
- Bluish green leaves edged in buttery yellow with tinges of chartreuse.
- Fruit
- Small loculicidal capsules that split open at maturity in fall, releasing small, flat, winged black seeds.
- Light
- Dappled/Filtered Light
- Pruning
- No pruning is needed. The foliage dies back in late fall or winter and the dead leaves can be removed then. Divide clumps every 3 to 5 years in early spring as the leaves emerge.
- Native range
- The genus is native to the Russian Far East, China, Japan and Korea; named cultivars are garden selections.
