Description of Hosta 'First Frost'

Hosta 'First Frost' is a tidy, medium hosta with blue-green leaves and a yellow to cream margin. It’s a great plant for damp shade and works well on the upper edge of bog gardens where soil stays moist but the crown is not submerged.

Appearance

It forms a neat mound of pointed leaves, usually around 40 to 50cm tall and wider with age. Leaf margins often brighten through the season, and in summer it can produce flower stems with pale blooms.

Care Guide

Give it rich soil, steady moisture, and some protection from slugs if they are common in your garden.

• Sun: Part shade to shade. Morning sun can improve leaf colour.
• Soil: Moist, fertile soil with plenty of organic matter.
• Water: Keep evenly moist through spring and summer.
• Mulch: A spring mulch of compost keeps the soil cool and feeds the plant.
• Division: Divide in spring if the clump outgrows its space.

Remove old leaves in late autumn or late winter to keep the crown clean before new shoots appear.

Suitability for Bog Garden

This suits bog gardens as a foliage anchor. Use it near paths and seating, where the leaf colour lifts shady spots and gives structure even when flowers are elsewhere.

Plant it slightly higher than true marginals so water does not sit over the crown.

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