Minuteman Hosta - 72-Cell Plug Tray

Minuteman is one of the crispest white-edged hostas you can grow. Very dark green leaves are framed by a wide, pure white border, making a clean, high-contrast plant that brightens shade from spring into fall.

It grows quickly to about 18 inches tall and 2½ feet wide. The leaves have good substance and are sometimes a little cupped or wavy. Pale lavender striped flowers open on 24-inch scapes in early to midsummer. Use it as a specimen, in groups along a shaded path, or in a container.

What it looks like

Broad, heart-shaped leaves in very dark green with a wide, crisp, pure white margin. Leaves are slightly cupped and gently wavy, with a smooth, semi-glossy surface and good thickness. The plant forms a dense mound about 18 inches tall and 30 inches wide. In early to midsummer, scapes about 24 inches tall hold pale lavender trumpet flowers with faint darker stripes above the foliage. At peak the white edges form bold outlines against the deep green centers.

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

Plant in part to full shade in rich, humus-heavy soil that stays evenly moist but drains well; water deeply during dry spells, especially the first summer. Hardy in zones 3-9. Cut spent scapes after bloom and divide crowded clumps in early spring as the shoots emerge.

At a glance

• Botanical name: Hosta
• Flower color: Pale lavender
• Foliage: Very dark green with wide pure white margins
• Growth habit: Dense mound
• Mature size: 18 in tall × 30 in wide
• USDA hardiness zones: 3–9
• Light: part sun to part shade, full shade
• Bloom start: Mid-June
• Peak bloom: Early-July
• 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.