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Frances Williams Hosta is a shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for their foliage. The very large blue-green basal leaves have irregular yellow-green margins and deep veins. The small bell-like purple tinted white flowers raise up in terminals from the rootstalk above the mound in mid-summer attracting butterflies. Best bloom in partial sun and moist well-drained soils.
Type:
Perennial
Height:
1.5' - 2'
Spread:
4' - 5’
Spacing:
4’
USDA Hardiness Zone:
3 - 8
Culture:
Part Sun, Full Shade
Bloom Color:
White
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: Painted Fern, Japanese Forest Grass, Bleeding Heart
IMAGES:Photo by David J. Stang, Hosta Frances Williams 0zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) cultivar413, 160515 020 Jefferson Market Garden, (3) Photo by David J. Stang, Hosta sieboldiana Frances Williams 5zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (4) Photoset by Babij, Hosta sieboldiana 'Frances Williams' - Funkia (1) IMGP5711, (2) IMGP5714
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
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