Garden Gold: Brim Cup Hosta

Posted by Susan Mertz May 30, 2006

With creamy gold edges and a green center, Brim Cup Hosta quietly adds color to the shade garden. It is a nice contrast to the loud chartreuse foliage of Sweet Kate Spiderwort. The smaller mature size, 12 x 18", ensures that it will not overwhelm the spiderwort. In the background of this combo will be a larger blue hosta. The seersuckered leaves of Brim Cup are heart shaped. Although this hosta has a white summer flower, I will probably clip off the flower bud as soon as it forms. I don't want the hosta flowers to distract from the colorful foliage combination of the hostas and spiderwort. Brim Cup is hardy zone 3 - 8 and prefers a moist shady spot in the landscape.

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