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Francee Hosta

Hosta x 'Francee'

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ZONES  3-9 | Good to grow! Zone

The mesmerizing lush foliage of ‘Francee’ Hosta will lighten up any shade garden. Its 6-inch heart-shaped leaves are edged in bright white. An easy grower, it forms dense arching mounds of foliage with beautiful variegation. Pale purple blooms appear atop 28-inch-tall scapes in late summer. This outstanding perennial received the Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit. (Hosta x ‘Francee’)

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Description

The lush ‘Francee’ Hosta is an easy-care solution for a shade to part shade location where well-drained soil can be kept moderately moist. It is a great choice for mass planting, or containers where the white-trimmed ‘Francee’ can light up a shady spot. Late summer scapes topped with pale lavender flowers soar above the lush foliage. Cut them back after blooming to encourage plant growth. Native to Northeast Asia, easy-to-grow Hostas have found a welcome place in shade gardens all over the world. Divide in early spring or late summer if desired. Toxic to pets if ingested.

Planting & Care

Propagation is simple, too: If you've never divided a Hosta, let me tell you how simple and successful it can be. I once volunteered to help a friend divide three or four large, old Hosta clumps into smaller plants to line a shady walk. We began by digging them up, and then split the big fleshy root masses with a hatchet. Underground, Hostas are much like Daylilies, with fleshy, heavy masses of thick rootstocks. Once, we had the old clumps chopped into 8 or 10 equal-size pieces each, we simply dug a trench on both sides of the shady walk, and buried the pieces spaced evenly apart. They looked fine on through that summer, and the very next spring, each one was up, healthy, and already formed into a perfect circle! So don't think if you divide yours, you'll disturb that wonderful round fountain shape. They just recover and create a new whorled circle wherever you put the divided pieces. Today, that walk is edged with large, lush circles of Hosta foliage all season long.

The Flowers Yes, Hostas do flower, and some cultivars have quite beautiful blooms, mostly purplish, blue or white, on tall lily-like stems above the foliage. Hosta purists often nip off the flower stalks before they can bloom, preferring to throw all the growth into the all-important foliage of the plants.

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key features

Advantages
  • Groundcover
  • Mass Plantings
  • Naturalizes
  • Striking Foliage
  • Low Maintenance
  • Container Planting
Light Requirements
  • Full Shade
  • Half Sun / Half Shade
Bloom Time
Late summer

Additional information

Planting Time
  • Fall
Soil Moisture
  • Average
  • Moist / Wet
Soil Type
  • Loamy Soil
  • Clay Soil
  • Well-Drained Soil
Flower Size
28" tall scapes
Mature Height
12-24" tall
Mature Spread
36" wide
Planting Depth
The top of the root should be 1" below the soil surface
Growing Zones
  • Zone 3
  • Zone 4
  • Zone 5
  • Zone 6
  • Zone 7
  • Zone 8
  • Zone 9
Native To
Northeastern Asia
Awards
RHS Award of Garden Merit
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