Hosta 'Frances Williams' ~ Frances Williams Hosta

Hosta 'Frances Williams' ~ Frances Williams HostaFrances Williams Hosta is a shade loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for their foliage. The very large blue green basal leaves have irregular yellow green margins and deep veins. The small bell like purple tinted white 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. Type: Perennial Height: 1. 5' 2' Spread: 4' 5 Spacing: 4 USDA

Frances Williams Hosta is a shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for their foliage.  The very large blue-green basal leaves have irregular yellow-green margins and deep veins.  The small bell-like purple tinted white 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.    

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:  Painted Fern, Japanese Forest Grass, Bleeding Heart

IMAGES: Photo by David J. Stang, Hosta Frances Williams 0zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) cultivar413, 160515 020 Jefferson Market Garden, (3) Photo by David J. Stang, Hosta sieboldiana Frances Williams 5zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (4) Photoset by Babij, Hosta sieboldiana 'Frances Williams' - Funkia (1) IMGP5711, (2) IMGP5714

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.