Hosta 'Frances Williams'
Plantain Lily
USDA Hardiness Zone 3-8
This is another spectacular Hosta, exhibiting heavily textured, variegated, large leaves of dark blue-green with wide yellow margins.
Bloom Time
late June-July
Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips
Has good slug resistance.
When to Divide
spring or fall, only if necessary
Good Companions
Lady's Mantle
(Alchemilla mollis),
Alpine Columbine
(Aquilegia alpina),
Chinese False Spirea
(Astilbe chinensis),
Masterwort
(Astrantia major),
False Forget-Me-Not, Siberian Bugloss
(Brunnera macrophylla),
Leather Leaf Sedge
(Carex buchananii),
Northern Sea Oats
(Chasmanthium latifolium),
Kamchatka Bugbane
(Cimicifuga simplex),
Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart
(Dicentra spectabilis),
Barrenwort
(Epimedium x versicolor),
Cinnamon Fern
(Osmunda cinnamomea),
Sweet Woodruff
(Galium odoratum),
Cranesbill
(Geranium x oxonianum),
Yellow Archangel
(Lamiastrum galeobdolon),
Bigleaf Ligularia
(Ligularia dentata),
Foamflower
(Tiarella )
Characteristics & Attributes
Attributes & Uses
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Cut Flowers |
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Ground Cover |
Season of Interest (Flowering)
Season of Interest (Foliage)
Soil Moisture Preference
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Moist but well-drained |
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Rich |