Hosta So Sweet 2gal

Hosta So Sweet (Hosta 'So Sweet')

Description:
Hosta So Sweet (Hosta 'So Sweet') is a charming, award-winning perennial celebrated for its glossy, dark green leaves edged in creamy white to yellow margins that brighten to nearly pure white by late summer. This fast-growing, compact hosta forms tidy, elegant, vase-shaped clumps that add texture and contrast to shade gardens, borders, and containers. In late summer, it produces fragrant, funnel-shaped white flowers on tall scapes, attracting hummingbirds and pollinators. Exceptionally easy to grow and low maintenance, So Sweet is perfect for mass plantings, edging, and ground cover, and was named the American Hosta Growers Plant of the Year in 1996

Plant Characteristics:

• Botanical Name: Hosta 'So Sweet'

• Common Name: So Sweet Hosta, Plantain Lily

• Type: Herbaceous perennial

• Mature Height: 12–20 inches

• Mature Spread: 22–45 inches

• Growth Habit: Dense, vase-shaped, clump-forming

• Foliage: Glossy, dark green leaves with creamy white to yellow margins; margins brighten to white in summer

• Flower Color: Fragrant white

• Bloom Time: Late summer

• Light Requirements: Partial to full shade; tolerates some morning sun

• Soil: Moist, well-drained, humus-rich; slightly acidic to neutral pH

• Water Needs: Average; keep soil evenly moist, especially in dry periods

• Hardiness Zones: USDA 3

• Maintenance: Very low; remove old foliage in early spring, divide every 3–5 years

• Resistances: Deer resistant, tolerant of urban conditions, erosion control

• Wildlife: Attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, songbirds

• Uses: Shade gardens, borders, ground cover, edging, mass plantings, containers