4605 Olive Street
Saint Louis, Missouri 63108

314 · 454 · 6868

Hosta 'Gum Drop'

Plantain Lily

Medium lavender flowers. Classy, solid green-blue leaves forming a compact mound.

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 Blue-Green
Height 4-8 Inches		Spread 4-8 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone 3-8		Patented No

Thalictrum kiusianum (Kyushu Meadow Rue )	Hosta (Plantain Lily 'Pandora's Box')
Heuchera sanguinea (Coral Bells 'Snow Angel')

Characteristics & Attributes

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