4605 Olive Street
Saint Louis, Missouri 63108

314 · 454 · 6868

Hosta 'Bressingham Blue'

Plantain Lily

Pearly-white flowers. Wide cup-shaped blue-green leaves, puckered foliage of heavy substance.

Growing & Maintenance Tips
Full to partial shade, good organic matter content for water retention. Good groundcover, attractive all season, shade of tall trees, border garden, rock garden, pools and massed plantings in the shade. Excellent specimen plant.

Interesting Information
Hosta was named for Nicolaus Thomas Host, a 19th century Austrian physician. The common name plaintainlily is in reference to the resemblance of the leaves to those of the lawn weed, plaintain.

Plant Type Perennial		Bloom Color White		Foliage Color Puckered Blue-Green
Height 16-20 Inches		Spread 20-24 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone 3-8		Patented No

Athyrium niponicum (Japanese Painted Fern 'Pictum')	Tiarella (Foam Flower 'Crow Feather')
Angelica gigas (Angelica )

Characteristics & Attributes

Bloom Color • White	Landscape Interest • Hummingbird • Butterfly	Exposure • Shade	Soil Moisture Preference • Medium
Season of Interest (Foliage) • Spring • Summer • Fall	Season of Interest (Flowering) • July • August	Attributes • Patio Container Pots • Rock Garden • Cut Flower • Specimen • Balcony Pots