Hosta 'Minuteman' ~ Minute Man Hosta

Hosta 'Minuteman' ~ Minute Man HostaMinute 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. Type: Perennial Height: 1' 1.

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