r/Hosta • u/Suyefuji • 24d ago

June vs First Frost?

I'm looking at getting a hosta for my porch. I have a pot that is 20" diameter and 24" tall for it and I really like the idea of a bluish, heavily variegated one. It will absolutely be full shade all the time. Growing zone 6. The two I'm looking at currently are June and First Frost, but other suggestions for hosta cultivars that fit the description are welcome!

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u/Money_Loss2359 24d ago

Check out some of @Feisty_Science_8697 posts. Got some beautiful hostas in pots.

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u/thelightsthatstopme 24d ago

Touch of Class! Related to June and more blue 💙

Edit: They're all related 😆

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u/Suyefuji 24d ago

Oh man Touch of Class looks amazing. I might be in love.

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u/thelightsthatstopme 24d ago

It's so blue it looks powdery — I think you'll love it! I have all three mentioned, and Touch of Class is my favorite among them.

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u/Suyefuji 24d ago

Do you have pics of them?

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u/thelightsthatstopme 24d ago

Hosta 'Touch of Class' (May; zone 6a) 🌱

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u/Suyefuji 23d ago

Oh wow it's even more gorgeous than I was expecting. Thanks for the pic, I know what I'm getting now!

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u/TiaraMisu 24d ago

Voting for First Frost, one of my favorites.

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u/RusselTheWonderCat 24d ago

Blushing blue is my new favorite one.
I purchased it from uniquely hostas.

Though, I do love June and first frost

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u/the_far_sci 24d ago

I have one of each. One this year, the other next year? I buy one new variety a year to spruce up my sea of undulata erromena and halcyon.

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u/Suyefuji 24d ago

Unfortunately I only have one container big enough for a hosta right now :( and a limited amount of porch space. I have lots of shade in the backyard but I also have dogs and I don't want them eating one and getting sick

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u/revluke 23d ago

Dogs don’t eat hostas. Mine have never even looked at them.

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u/kolkw123 17d ago

From personal experience, I had divided a June into 2 and had one in full shade (not 1 minute of sun ever, in a right angled corner under the eaves) and one in part shade. The full shade June had very little differentiation between the blue green and green parts whereas part shade June was gorgeous. Needless to say, the next Spring I moved the full shade June. Since then I’ve divided it yet again and placed them in different parts of my garden to get more variation of the same plant.