Queen of the Seas Hosta

Huge heart-shaped foliage that is sure to make a splash! The Queen of the Seas Hosta (Hosta 'Queen of the Seas') lets you make a statement in your garden! This new dynamic, vibrant, blue specimen has a tall, upright form and forms a huge 48-inch clump of fountain-like growth!

Gorgeous Queen of the Seas displays large, blue-green leaves that have wavy pie-crust margins and are heart-shaped, spilling out over each other as they erupt from the ground each spring. By mid-summer, barely lavender, almost white trumpet-shaped blossoms arrive and float over the mound on their tall, slender scapes 3 feet tall!

Also known as Plantain Lily, Queen of the Seas won the "Best of Show" award at the 1997 American Hosta Society national convention! Cold-hardy and heat-resistant, Loyalist works throughout a wide swath of USDA growing zones 3 to 9! Staying small and tidy, Hosta forms neat fountain-like mounds that are impressively easy to grow for even the most novice or busiest gardeners!

Planting and Application:

Queen of the Seas is most at home in shady, woodland settings and often works well as specimen or edging plants. Hostas offers effortless style for many years in the landscape, making it a favorite for beginners and experienced gardeners alike. Use as facer plants along the shady side of an evergreen hedge or your foundation shrubs for a clean transition between lawn and garden!

If you want to add some architectural interest and color to your shade garden, be sure to include Queen of the Seas! Growing effectively in woodland settings or shade gardens, Hosta are never a challenge! They make it easy to create a restful spot that fills bare ground and lights up the shade!

Create a meditative space by including Hostas in your Zen gardens and the flowers attract Hummingbirds and a host of beneficial pollinators and butterflies! Go big and make a splash by creating a wave of blue throughout a large swath of unused shade garden with a collection of Hostas. These are low-maintenance enough to create large plantings without the worry or time involved!

• Huge Wavy Edged Blue Leaves
• Nearly White Flowers on Tall Scapes
• Huge Clumping Fountain-Like Habit
• Hummingbird & Pollinator-Friendly
• Shade Gardens, Beds & Borders, Edging & Containers!

#ProPlantTips for Care:

These herbaceous Perennials are ideal for use in filtered or dappled sunlight, with morning sun, and afternoon shade. This gives you the cleanest, healthiest growth and intensifies the leaf colors. Hostas grow best in moist, well-drained, highly organic soils with a pH between 5.5 and 7.5. Sandy loam is better than clay because it provides more aeration for the roots. Add a 3-4 inch thick layer of arborist mulch to the soil surface, especially in dry shade conditions. Deadhead Hostas as soon as the flowers fade for a tidy look, and in fall when these herbaceous Perennials die back from the cold, it's time to prune the mound clean and remove the dead foliage. Divide your Hosta every 3-5 years to maintain vigor.

• Full Shade Perennial Also Tolerates Partial Shade
• Moist Well-Drained Enriched Soil
• Low-Maintenance & Remarkably Easy Care
• Deadhead After Flowering
• Prune Late Fall
• Cold Hardy & Humidity Tolerant

If you want to add waves of architectural interest and color to your shade garden, be sure to include Queen of the Seas! Order yours today at Nature Hills!

Frequently Asked Questions

Do Hostas need full sun or shade?

Hosta does best in full sun in cooler climates but does appreciate afternoon protection from the worst of the summer sun, especially in the hottest of their growing zone range. In the hottest climates, Hosta like partial shade or dappled shade, and some varieties will do great in full shade.

Where do Hostas grow best?

Hosta plants love enriched, well-drained soil that is moderately yet consistently moist throughout the growing season. They appreciate mulched garden beds.

Do Hostas come back every year? Are Hostas a perennial plant?

With vigorous carefree growth, Hostas are herbaceous perennial plants that will return year after year with little maintenance.

What do you do with Hostas in the fall? What do you do with Hostas in the winter?

Hosta leaves will die back after frost but the crowns and roots remain intact and dormant until next spring. Prune back the leaves once they turn brown in the autumn and remove them from the plant's area. For winter protection, add a layer of compost or mulch over the crowns to protect them from the chill.

Do Hosta attract hummingbirds or pollinators?

Hostas are loved by pollinators and hummingbirds! All walks of beneficial pollinators will show up to sip their nectar.

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