Hosta Lemon Lime

Common Name:
Hosta 'Lemon Lime'

Description:
Hosta 'Lemon Lime' is a compact and vibrant miniature hosta, prized for its cheerful lime-yellow foliage that adds a splash of brightness to shaded gardens. The narrow, lance-shaped leaves form low, dense clumps that work beautifully as a border edging or groundcover in part to full shade. As the season progresses, the foliage may soften to a chartreuse-green tone, particularly in areas with less light. This cultivar is especially known for its floral display—producing a generous flush of lavender-purple flowers on slender stems in summer, often more prolific than many other miniature hostas. Well-suited to Melbourne’s climate, 'Lemon Lime' prefers humus-rich, consistently moist but well-drained soil and benefits from regular mulching. Its vivid foliage and tidy habit make it an excellent choice for containers, rockeries, or shaded underplantings.

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

Mature Size:
*Height: 15–20 cm
*Width: 30–45 cm

Aspect:
*Part Shade
*Full Shade

Flowering:
*Flowers in Summer

Flower Colour:
*Lavender
*Purple

Key Attributes:
*Suitable for Pots
*Bee Attracting
*Herbaceous
*Perennial
*Shade Tolerant
*Suitable for Borders and Edging
*Miniature Hosta variety

Toxicity:
Toxic to dogs and cats if ingested. May cause gastrointestinal distress such as vomiting or diarrhoea.

Companion Plants:
*Miniature Ferns
*Heuchera 'Lime Marmalade'
*Tiarella
*Brunnera
*Pulmonaria