Hosta ‘June’

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Colorful Hostas put sparkle in shade gardens, and ‘June’ is one of the finest. The ovate, pointed leaves, swept blue-green at the margins and dappled gold-to-chartreuse at the centers, are of sufficient heft to discourage slugs. This medium-size Hosta with pale lavender flowers in mid- to late summer won the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit and was named Hosta of the Year in 2001.

This genus of shade lovers has 70 species, all of them from China and Japan, and hybridizers have produced hundreds of exciting crosses. Hostas have many handsome leaf colorations and lavender or white Lily-like flowers on graceful stalks. Plants prefer a moist location, but we’ve had a mass planting thrive for more than 30 years under a row of Sugar Maples. (In the South and West, evenly moist soil is required.) Because Hostas are grown primarily for their foliage, we give the height of the leaves, not the flowers.

For more information on the growing and care of Hosta, click Growing Guide.