Old Glory is a bright, medium hosta with heart-shaped leaves that have glowing golden yellow centers and irregular dark green borders about an inch wide.
The mound grows about 14 inches tall and 2 feet wide. Light lavender flowers appear on 24-inch scapes in midsummer and attract hummingbirds. It is easy to grow and works well massed along a shady walk or as a bright accent among darker foliage.
What it looks like
Heart-shaped leaves with golden yellow centers and irregular dark green margins about 1 inch wide, the green sometimes feathering into the gold. Leaves are smooth with visible parallel veins and a slight wave. The plant forms a rounded mound about 14 inches tall and 24 inches wide. In midsummer, scapes about 24 inches tall carry light lavender trumpet flowers above the foliage. At peak the gold centers glow against the green rims.
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
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Botanical name: Hosta
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Flower color: Light lavender
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Foliage: Golden yellow center with dark green margins
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Growth habit: Rounded mound
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Mature size: 14 in tall × 24 in wide
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USDA hardiness zones: 3–9
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Light: part sun to part shade, full shade
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Bloom start: Early-July
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Peak bloom: Mid-July
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Bloom pattern: Single Flush
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Deer resistance: Susceptible
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Pollinator value: Good
Sizes and shipping
Dormant bare-root plant, sold in boxes of 25 per variety (order in multiples of 25). Bare-root plants ship or are picked up March 1–May 31 only. They are soil-free, so they may ship to every state in that window. Dormant plants often show little or no top growth on arrival; plant or heel them in promptly.