{"product_id":"hope-springs-eternal-hosta-20-cell-plug-tray","title":"Hope Springs Eternal Hosta - 20-Cell Plug Tray","description":"\u003cp\u003eHope Springs Eternal has heart-shaped blue leaves held horizontally and trimmed with a crisp creamy white margin. Its standout feature is the deep ruffling that ripples along every leaf all the way to the pointed tip.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe plant forms a formal, tidy clump about 22 inches tall and 24 to 32 inches wide and grows quickly. Near-white flowers rise on tall stems in early to midsummer. It was named a national Hosta of the Year for 2026 and makes a fine specimen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA formal, symmetrical clump about 22 inches tall and 24 to 32 inches wide of heart-shaped blue leaves held horizontally, each with a crisp creamy white margin and deep ruffles undulating all the way to the pointed tip. In early to midsummer, tall stems up to about 47 inches carry near-white bell flowers well above the foliage. At peak the plant is a neat, wavy blue-and-cream mound with tall pale flower spikes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeep it out of the lavender field and plant it in a moist, shaded bed where it can pair with coral bells, ferns and bleeding hearts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrows best in part to full shade. Give it evenly moist, humus-rich soil that drains well, and water during dry spells; hardy in zones 3-9. Cut the foliage down after hard frost, and divide crowded clumps in spring as new shoots appear. Watch for slugs in damp springs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hosta\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Near white\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Blue with crisp creamy white margins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Formal, tidy clump\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 22 in tall × 24–32 in wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3–9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e part sun to part shade, full shade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom start:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mid-June\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeak bloom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early-July\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom pattern:\u003c\/strong\u003e Single Flush\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Susceptible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSizes and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne full 20-cell plug tray: 20 large, field-ready plugs of this variety (cells about 2¾ in. wide × 3¼ in. deep or deeper), ready to plant out or pot up. Potted plants and plug trays ship during our live-plant seasons, March 1–May 31 and October 1–November 30; June through September is local pickup only. Plugs, potted plants and trays do not ship to AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT or WA.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"20-Cell Plug Tray","offer_id":67723597152552,"sku":"GLLF-PER-9A53A56C-20","price":492.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/hope-springs-eternal-hosta.jpg?v=1790864925","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/hope-springs-eternal-hosta-20-cell-plug-tray","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}