DESCRIPTION: Leaves have chartreuse centers with green variegation and wavy margins; provides beautiful texture and contrast to other plants; fragrant white spikes of flowers in mid-summer

BOTANICAL NAME: Hosta x 'Stained Glass'
AVERAGE HEIGHT: 30-60 cm
AVERAGE SPREAD: 90-120 cm
SUN EXPOSURE: Partial sun to full shade
FLOWER COLOUR: Purple
FLOWERING TIME: Summer
FOLIAGE COLOUR: Variegated lime green, darker green, and bright yellow
COLD HARDINESS: Zone 3 ( Should survive up to -39.9° Celsius )
WATER NEEDS: Average
OTHER FEATURES: Attractive Foliage, Border, Rabbit Resistant

Ornamental Features

Stained Glass Hosta features dainty spikes of lightly-scented white tubular flowers rising above the foliage from mid to late summer. Its attractive small textured oval leaves remain chartreuse in colour with showy green variegation throughout the season. 

Landscape Attributes

Stained Glass Hosta is a dense herbaceous perennial with tall flower stalks held atop a low mound of foliage. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage.

This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration:

• Insects

Stained Glass Hosta is recommended for the following landscape applications:

• Mass Planting
• Border Edging
• General Garden Use
• Groundcover

Planting & Growing

Stained Glass Hosta will grow to be about 10 inches tall at maturity extending to 18 inches tall with the flowers, with a spread of 3 feet. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 30 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain low and dense right to the ground. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years.

This plant does best in partial shade to shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. It can be propagated by division; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.