Hosta 'Echo the Sun' PP35,943 ~ PW® Shadowland® Echo the Sun Hosta

Hosta 'Echo the Sun' PP35,943 ~ PW® Shadowland® Echo the Sun HostaEcho the Sun Hosta is a compact shade loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for its dramatic basal foliage. The rippled wedge shaped leaves are a chartreuse that flushes yellow where the sun hits. The tall scapes of soft lavender bell like flowers raise up above the mound in mid summer attracting butterflies and pollinators. Best color in part sun and moist well drained soils. Type: Perennial Origins: China and Japan Height: 1' 1. 5' Spread: 3.

Echo the Sun Hosta is a compact shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for its dramatic basal foliage. The rippled wedge shaped leaves are a chartreuse that flushes yellow where the sun hits.  The tall scapes of soft lavender bell-like flowers raise up above the mound in mid-summer attracting butterflies and pollinators.  Best color in part 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, Rock Gardens, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Painted Fern, Lungwort, Columbine  

IMAGE:  Photos by Proven Winners, Shadowland® 'Echo the Sun' 

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