Mouseketeer Hosta is a shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for its attractive rounded basal foliage.  These blue-green leaves have a chartreuse center flame.  Flowering stems 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' - 0.75'
Spread:	1' - 1.5’
Spacing:	1.5’
USDA Hardiness Zone:	3 - 8
Culture:	Part Sun, Full Shade
Bloom Color:	Purple
Season of Interest:	Summer

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: Prides Corner, Hosta x 'Mouseketeer'

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