Hosta Forest Shadows

Common Name:
Hosta 'Forest Shadows'

Description:
Hosta 'Forest Shadows' is a lush, medium-sized clumping hosta celebrated for its deeply veined, rich green foliage with dark margins and softly rippled edges. As the name suggests, it brings depth and textural interest to shaded gardens, echoing the quiet beauty of woodland settings. The foliage forms dense mounds that are highly effective for underplanting and ground coverage in part shade to full shade areas. This cultivar performs best in fertile, consistently moist, well-drained soil and benefits from mulching to retain soil moisture during Melbourne’s drier periods. In summer, slender scapes emerge bearing soft lavender to pale violet trumpet-shaped flowers, lightly scented and attractive to bees. ‘Forest Shadows’ is a dependable perennial that adds elegance and structure to shaded borders, courtyards, and containers.

Form:
*Shrub - Small
*Shrub - Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding

Mature Size:
*Height: 40–50 cm
*Width: 75–90 cm

Aspect:
*Part Shade
*Full Shade

Flowering:
*Flowers in Summer

Flower Colour:
*Lavender
*Pale Violet

Key Attributes:
*Suitable for Pots
*Scented flowers
*Bee Attracting
*Herbaceous
*Perennial
*Shade Tolerant
*Suitable for Understory Planting

Toxicity:
Toxic to cats and dogs if ingested. Can cause vomiting and diarrhoea.

Companion Plants:
*Heucherella
*Tiarella
*Japanese Painted Fern
*Brunnera
*Dicentra (Bleeding Heart)