FoliageHosta (Blue)
Hosta sieboldiana
Hosta (Blue) (Hosta sieboldiana) is a medium-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 3-8, that matures to about 1.5-2 ft × 4-5 ft. It does best in part shade and full shade with medium water needs in well-drained soil. Expect purple and white blooms in summer. It attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds, stands up well to salt.
- USDA zones
- 3-8
- Sun
- Part shade, Full shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 1.5-2 ft × 4-5 ft
- Spacing
- 12 inches-3 feet
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Foliage
- Blue, Cream, Yellow, Green, Variegated
- Bloom color
- Purple, White
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Pollinators
- Tough against
- Salt
- Watch out for
- Problem for cats, Problem for dogs, Problem for horses
- Native to
- Korea, Japan
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Hosta (Blue) is hardy to about -40°F (estimated from USDA zone 3), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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