Brother Stefan Hosta is a shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for its heavily textured foliage with vibrant chartreuse centers and irregular dark green margins.  The tall scapes of near white bell-like flowers raise up above the mound in mid-summer attracting butterflies and pollinators.  Best bloom in partial sun and moist well-drained soils.  Slug resistant.

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:  Painted Fern, Lungwort, Columbine  

IMAGES: James Steakley, Hosta walk (2014), CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) F. D. Richards, 2015 Hosta 'Van Wade', (3) David Ohmer, Cincinnati – Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum “Heart Shaped Hosta Leaf”

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