Hosta Fire & Ice 2 gal.

Hosta Fire & Ice (Hosta 'Fire and Ice') – Shopify Listing

Description:
Hosta Fire & Ice (Hosta 'Fire and Ice') is a striking, compact perennial celebrated for its dramatic variegated foliage. Each leaf features a pure white center sharply contrasted by deep green margins, creating a bold display in any shade garden. The leaves are heart-shaped, heavily twisted, and form a dense mound of thick foliage. In midsummer, tall stalks rise above the plant, topped with lavender to purple, bell-shaped flowers that attract hummingbirds and pollinators. This hosta is a reverse sport of the popular 'Patriot' hosta and is perfect for borders, mass plantings, containers, or as a specimen in shady beds.

Plant Characteristics:

• Botanical Name: Hosta 'Fire and Ice'

• Common Name: Fire & Ice Hosta, Plantain Lily

• Type: Herbaceous perennial

• Mature Height: 15–22 inches

• Mature Spread: 22–30 inches

• Growth Habit: Dense, mounded clump

• Foliage: Heart-shaped, twisted leaves with pure white centers and dark green margins; thick and substantial

• Flower Color: Lavender to purple

• Bloom Time: Mid to late summer

• Light Requirements: Partial to full shade; best color with bright morning sun and afternoon shade

• Soil: Moist, well-drained, rich in organic matter; tolerant of clay and a range of pH

• Water Needs: Average; keep soil evenly moist, especially in dry periods

• Hardiness Zones: USDA 3–9

• Maintenance: Very low; remove old foliage in early spring, divide every 3–5 years

• Resistances: Slug resistant, deer resistant, tolerant of urban conditions

• Wildlife: Attracts hummingbirds, bees, butterflies

• Uses: Shade gardens, woodland borders, specimen plant, mass plantings, containers, ground cover, edging