Hosta 'Masquerade'

This Hosta is great! I think I accidentally found that "Narrow Range" mentioned in the post below. It gets filtered sun all morning, th...Read Moreen full sun for an hour or 3 at noontime, then full shade all afternoon (it's on the east side foundation of my house with tall trees about 30-40 feet away). It doubled or tripled in size in 1 season, and has the most fascinating leaf coloration and texture (sort of 'waggly'). It might be one of my new favs - which is saying something for something so small!

This hosta is very highly maintaince - tend to demand a certain balance of sun and shade - if too much sun it burns, too much shade it de...Read Moreclines so its prefered location tend to be in a narrow range.

I have grown this hosta for 3 years and have been able to divide two of the three plants I have. It is a charming, very tiny variegated ...Read Morehosta (until last year this was the smallest variegated hosta on the market). A friend indicated this would be "eaten alive" by slugs, but I have had no problem! (It's so small they probably miss it!) This is a wonderful hosta for a "close-up" area along a shady path, or the edge of a shady border. It has a broad, almost pure white center, that instantly calls for attention. I am in Zone 5A (occasionally 4B!) and it has proven reliably hardy, even with no snow cover or winter mulch (in an eastern and a protected northern exposure).