Hosta Quarter Back

Hosta 'Quarter Back' is a delightful miniature hosta cultivar introduced by Plant Delights/JLBG in 2020, the result of a cross between Hosta 'Cracker Crumbs' and 'Blue Mouse Ears'. Forming a small clump with dark green, coin-shaped leaves, this hardy perennial never grows taller than 5-10 cm and stays under 15-20 cm wide. Despite its tiny stature, 'Quarter Back' displays excellent vigor, making it a great choice for rock gardens or small troughs. Lavender-tinged flowers emerge just above the foliage, adding charm to shaded garden spots. Ideal for any hosta enthusiast looking to enhance their collection with a unique, compact variety.

How to grow hostas

Save light shade to shade place in your garden to plant hostas. Filtered sun is best for the colorful varieties to reach their full color contrast. The green and blue hostas are the most shade-tolerant. Usually the yellow cultivars are the most sun-tolerant. The most dangerous is a direct sunshine, especially hot afternoon sun. This is the most critical where temperatures are high. Variegated varieties, especially those with a lot of white in the leaves, burn very easily. Blue color of leaves turns to green-blue or even fully green with too much direct sun. Plants with thick leaves are better suited for dry soil conditions than thin-leaved ones, but none is able to grow years-long in very dry soil. Plant hostas in moist, humus-rich soil. Water your hostas well immediately as you plant them. Give them water regularly during their first one or two growing season. Hostas grow slowly and may take 2 to 5 years to reach their full size, longer for the largest species and cultivars. Reserve a plenty of space in your perennial bed for hostas. Most of them are medium sized or large perennials. Hostas are almost fully disease and pest resistant. The most dangerous injury can by caused by slugs, snails and deers.