Minute Man Hosta

Hosta 'Minuteman'

Minute Man Hosta is a shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for their attractive large foliage.  Its lightly corrugated deep green basal leaves have a broad bright white irregular margin.  The bell-like pale lavender 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.  Minuet Man is resistant to slug damage.  

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:   Japanese Forest Grass, Columbine, Painted Fern

IMAGES: Photo by David J. Stang, Hosta Minuteman 1zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Photo by David J. Stang, Hosta fortunei Minuteman 3zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Photo by David J. Stang, Hosta fortunei Minuteman 1zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (4) Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, Hosta 'Minuteman' Funkia 2019-06-09 01, CC BY-SA 4.0

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