Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears' ~ Blue Mouse Ears Hosta

Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears' ~ Blue Mouse Ears HostaBlue Mouse Ears Hosta is a shade loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for its foliage. The symmetrical thick rounded basal leaves are blue green to grey green and curled in a way resembling mouse ears. Thick pale green scapes sporting lavender bell like flowers raise up above the mound in mid summer attracting butterflies and pollinators. Best color in partial sun and moist well drained soils. Type: Perennial Height: 0. 5' 1' Spread: 0. 5' 1

Blue Mouse Ears Hosta is a shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for its foliage.  The symmetrical thick rounded basal leaves are blue-green to grey-green and curled in a way resembling mouse ears.  Thick pale green scapes sporting lavender bell-like flowers raise up above the mound in mid-summer attracting butterflies and pollinators.  Best color in partial sun and moist well-drained soils.   

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:   Low maintenance.  Snails and slugs can cause severe problems if left unchecked.  Foliar nematodes can cause interveinal browning. Plants infected with Hosta Virus X (HVX), tobacco rattle virus or tomato ring spot virus should be immediately removed from garden areas and destroyed.  Otherwise, little to no problems.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Rock Gardens, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Coral Bells, Bleeding Heart, Lungwort

IMAGES: Andy Mabbett, Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears', CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) Photoset by cultivar413, (1) 160529 323 NYBG - Rock Garden, Crevice Bed, (2) 160701 019 Wagner Park South Garden - , (3) F. D. Richards, Hosta Hill A2015, (4) Megan Hansen, Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears' 

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.