Royal Wedding is prized for its flowers: large, pure white blooms 3 to 4 inches long with a sweet perfume in mid to late summer. Plant it by a patio or path so you can enjoy the scent up close.
The foliage is attractive too, with thick, shiny green leaves edged in wide creamy white margins that turn pure white. It grows quickly into an upright mound about 12 inches tall and 20 inches wide, a good size for containers and the front of a shade border.
What it looks like
Thick, glossy, heart-shaped green leaves with very wide creamy white margins that brighten to pure white. Leaves are held on upright stems, forming an upright mound about 12 inches tall and 20 inches wide. In mid to late summer, scapes 18 to 20 inches tall carry large, 3 to 4-inch, pure white trumpet-shaped flowers. The flowers are wide and open, much larger than on typical hostas. At peak the big white blooms echo the white leaf edges.
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: Pure white, fragrant
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Foliage: Glossy green with wide creamy white to white margins
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Growth habit: Upright mound
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Mature size: 12 in tall × 20 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: Mid-July
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Peak bloom: Early-August
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Bloom pattern: Single Flush
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Deer resistance: Susceptible
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Pollinator value: Great
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.
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