USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 3a-9b  Find Your Zone

Plant Type:  Perennial

Fragrant Flowers:  No

Foliage Color:  Blue

Fragrant Foliage:  NA

Berries:  NA

Berry Color:  NA

Attracts:  Visual Attention, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Resistances:  Disease, Drought, Heat, Insect, Rabbit, Deep Shade, Slug

An adorable miniature Hosta, Blue Mouse Ears forms a symmetrical mound of small, mouse ear shaped blue leaves with a slight little curl. The thick, slug-resistant foliage is a soft, dusty blue-gray with a faint white edge in early spring. Whether grown in garden beds or pots, this little beauty produces LOADS of pretty lavender flowers that rise just above the foliage to attract hummingbirds. 

Growing in a dense mound 6 to 8 inches tall and up to 12 inches or so wide, Blue Mouse Ears Hosta Lily is ideal for use as an accent, in groupings, massed as a groundcover in landscape borders, or as a border along walkways and paths. It has been so reliable and such a strong performer for us that we have no problem at all suggesting it for use as an accent or in groupings in home foundation plantings. It is perfect under large shade trees, decks, covered porches and any other shady location. Don't think you have any shade? Look on the east side of your home. Also nice in pots, planters and other containers and a fine addition to mixed hosta gardens, woodland gardens, blue theme gardens and the hummingbird garden. 

Suggested Spacing:  10 inches apart for mass plantings; 18 inches or more apart for space between plants

Cultural Preferences and Planting & Care Tips

Blue Mouse Ears Hosta Lily is very easy to grow in most any moist but well-drained soil of average fertility and part shade to shade. It prefers the shade, and will practically grow in the dark, so is perfect for planting under tall decks and large shade trees where not much sun shines. That said, morning or evening sun or all-day filtered sun is okay. Direct afternoon sun can scald the leaves, especially in warmer climates.  Plant with the top of the root ball even with ground level. Care and maintenance are minimal. Feed in spring with an organic plant food.