Hosta 'Blue Cadet'

A nice, compact, blue hosta. Blooms June-July in my garden.

This little soldier of a hosta is a cutie. Give him a little time, though, as he has not been a fast grower, at least for me. He has mu...Read Moreltiplied at a steady rate, but not taken off like a shot as many of the smaller hosta do.

2018: several years ago, horrible voles took over and attacked my gardens, especially hostas. They loved my blue cadets. Actually, mostly...Read More anything in several of my beds. Demoralizing - and I stopped gardening. May 15, 2018 Brookfield suffered a "macro-burst" and many trees destroyed. Oddly, it has rekindled my gardening genes. Fantastic landscapers are performing magic. First it was the chainsaws, then removing fallen trees, stump chippers, weeding, mulching, grass seed.

Looks like I need to find more Blue Cadets... Great Expectations... Olive Bailey Langdon... June... and and and

This is a terrific blue hosta. It forms a tight mound of heart-shaped leaves, retains its blue color in my CT garden, and blooms its head off. Scapes are not too tall, and simply covered in blooms. Love the picture of Blue Cadet next to what looks to me like Francis Williams - I sense a move coming.

Blue Cadet is a very nice small hosta. Mine is in constant shade of a northern exposure and still performs well. It forms a mound of bl...Read Moreue-green foliage 12-18 inches wide. The lavender flowers emerge in mid-summer. It prefers moist soil.

This little hosta grows very quickly and isn't picky about where it's put in the shade garden. It makes a thick mound in a season (two a...Read Moret the most) and is also easily divided.

Multiplies very quickly, blue retained all summer (in med shade at least), nice understory hosta for larger hostas, usually available che...Read Moreap in bare-root boxes of 3-6 at discount retail outlets. Tough as nails. Just not the most interesting hosta.

Flower scapes 14"-21". P. Aden 1974.