Hosta 'Blue Cadet'
Plantain Lily
USDA Hardiness Zone 3-8
Heart shaped, blue-green foliage makes this Hosta sweet.
This is a nice Hosta for borders.
Height
12-14 Inches
Spread
12-18 Inches
Color
Blue/Purple
Bloom Time
July
Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips
A fast spreader and blooms prolifically.
When to Divide
spring or fall
Good Companions
Japanese Windflower Anemone (Anemone ), Columbine (Aquilegia flabellata), False Forget-Me-Not, Siberian Bugloss (Brunnera macrophylla), Bugbane (Cimicifuga (Actaea) ramosa), Pacific Bleeding Heart (Dicentra formosa), Shooting Star (Dodecatheon meadia), Leopard's Bane (Doronicum orientale), Japanese Painted Fern (Athyrium nipponicum), Coral Bells (Heuchera ), Spotted Dead Nettle (Lamium maculatum), Variegated Moor Grass (Molinia caerulea), Lungwort (Pulmonaria saccharata), Grayleaf Cranesbill (Geranium cinereum), Meadow Anemone (Anemone canadensis), Primrose (Primula vulgaris Belarina®)Characteristics & Attributes
Attracts Wildlife
| • | Hummingbirds |
Attributes & Uses
| • | Cut Flowers |
| • | Ground Cover |
Exposure
| • | Partial Shade |
| • | Shade |
Foliage Color
| • | Blue-Green |
Season of Interest (Flowering)
| • | Summer |
Season of Interest (Foliage)
| • | Summer |
| • | Fall |
| • | Spring |
Soil Moisture Preference
| • | Rich |
| • | Moist but well-drained |
