Mighty Mouse Hosta - 72-Cell Plug Tray

Mighty Mouse is a variegated form of the classic Blue Mouse Ears, keeping the same thick, round leaves on a miniature plant. In spring the leaves are blue-green edged in creamy yellow; by summer they shift to gray-green with a creamy white rim.

The tiny mound reaches about 8 inches tall and 12 inches wide. Lavender flowers on scaled-down scapes open in early summer. It fits troughs, patio containers with good winter drainage, fairy gardens, and the front edge of a shade bed.

What it looks like

Small, nearly round leaves with very thick substance, blue-green with a bright creamy yellow margin in spring, becoming gray-green with a creamy white margin by summer. Leaves are smooth and slightly cupped, overlapping in a tight rosette. The plant forms a tiny mound about 8 inches tall and 12 inches wide. In early summer, short, proportionate scapes about 12 inches tall carry lavender bell-shaped flowers just above the leaves. At peak the pale edges ring each round leaf like a halo.

Growing it with lavender

Hostas want shade and steady moisture, the opposite of lavender's hot, dry bed, so give this one a spot under trees or along the north side of the house with ferns and astilbe.

Care

Grow in part to full shade in rich, well-drained soil kept evenly moist. Hardy in zones 3-9. In containers or troughs, make sure water drains freely over winter, and remove spent scapes after bloom.

At a glance

• Botanical name: Hosta
• Flower color: Lavender
• Foliage: Blue-green to gray-green with creamy yellow to white margins
• Growth habit: Miniature mound
• Mature size: 8 in tall × 12 in wide
• USDA hardiness zones: 3–9
• Light: part sun to part shade, full shade
• Bloom start: Mid-June
• Peak bloom: Late-June
• Bloom pattern: Single Flush
• Deer resistance: Susceptible
• Pollinator value: Good

Sizes and shipping

One full 72-cell plug tray: 72 young starter plugs of this variety (cells about 1⅓ in. wide × 2½ in. deep), rooted and ready to pot up into quarts or gallons. Best for growers and nurseries. 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.