Hosta 'Blue Cadet'
Clump Size: (SM) 20" x 12"
Leaf Size: 5" x 3" -- Vein Pairs: 7 - 9
Description: Fast growing plant with heart shaped, blue-green leaves and many lavender flowers in midsummer. Use it as a small specimen to accent variegated plants or use it as a mid-sized border plant.
Blooms: Lavender flowers bloom on a multitude of scape in midsummer.
Comments: Hosta 'Blue Cadet' is a classic plant that is worth a second look. It can be used as a border or just as an accent and forms a very symmetrical mound with attractive flowers. It also is the parent to the incredibly popular Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears'. Hosta 'Field Rat' is similar but with a darker shade of purple to its flowers.
Light: Part shade to full shade. -- Soil: Humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil.
Related Plants: Blue Mouse Ears, Field Rat (via Flamenco Mouse)
Zones: 2 - 8
