4605 Olive Street
Saint Louis, Missouri 63108

314 · 454 · 6868

Hosta 'Pandora's Box'

Plantain Lily

Lavender flowers. White leaf centers with dark green margins, a lighter green area appears where the two colors meet.

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 Lavender		Foliage Color Smooth White/Green
Height 4-8 Inches		Spread 8-12 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone 3-8		Patented No

Viola x (Hardy Violet 'Dancing Geisha')	Onoclea sensibilis (Sensitive Fern )
Ophiopogon planiscapus (Black Mondo Grass 'Ebony Knight')

Characteristics & Attributes

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