Hosta x 'Royal Standard' ~ Royal Standard Hosta

Hosta x 'Royal Standard' ~ Royal Standard HostaRoyal Standard Hosta is a shade loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for their foliage. The large narrow oval basal leaves are bright medium green with a satiny sheen and distinctive veining. The extremely fragrant bell like white flowers raise up in terminals from the pale green rootstalk above the mound in mid summer attracting butterflies and pollinators. Best color in partial sun and moist well drained soils. Type: Perennial Height: 1. 5'

Royal Standard Hosta is a shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for their foliage.  The large narrow oval basal leaves are bright medium green with a satiny sheen and distinctive veining.  The extremely fragrant bell-like white flowers raise up in terminals from the pale green rootstalk above the mound in mid-summer attracting butterflies and pollinators.  Best color in partial sun and moist well-drained soils.   

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:   Low maintenance.  Snails and slugs can cause severe problems if left unchecked.  Foliar nematodes can cause interveinal browning. Plants infected with Hosta Virus X (HVX), tobacco rattle virus or tomato ring spot virus should be immediately removed from garden areas and destroyed.  Otherwise, little to no problems.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Rock Gardens, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Coral Bells, Bleeding Heart, Lungwort

IMAGES: Stan Shebs, Hosta plantaginea cv Royal Standard 1, CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) User:Magicpiano, 1767 Milestones Marker 74, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Photo by David J. Stang, Hosta Royal Standard 2zz, CC BY-SA 4.0,  (4) Photo by David J. Stang, Hosta Royal Standard 1zz, CC BY-SA 4.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.