Exposure • Part sun • Shade

Soil Moisture Needs • Average

Growth Rate in the Garden • Medium

Season of Interest (Foliage) • Spring • Summer • Fall

Season of Interest (Flowering) • Summer

Foliage Attribute • Variegated

Bloom Color • Purple

Attributes • Easy to Grow • Good Cut Flowers • Container

Water Requirements • Prefers consistent soil moisture

Hosta 'Liberty'

Hosta

Sport of Hosta 'Sagae'. Thick, dark green leaves are edged with a wide golden yellow border that becomes creamy white later in the season. Lavender flower spikes are found above the foliage early-midsummer. Use as an edging or as a specimen in perennial gardens.

Hosta (hos'-ta)

Family: Liliaceae · Common Name: Plantain Lily, Funkia

Hostas come in a wide array of sizes, leaf colors and leaf shapes. Spikes of bell-shaped flowers are white or lavender and bloom spring and summer. Large hostas are stunning as accent plants. Small varieties are great in mixed plantings or rock gardens.