H. ‘Baby Bear’
Hosta ‘Baby Bear’ is a registered cultivar () .
| Year registered | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Section class | IV-4b (Small) |
Overview
Registered in 2009, Hosta 'Baby Bear' is a small, mound-forming cultivar derived from a streaked sport of Hosta 'Little Wonder' with an unknown pollen parent. It is visually distinctive for its medium blue-green leaves with broad, creamy white, slightly rippled margins, and for the plant's tendency to appear to glow in low light conditions.
In the Garden
'Baby Bear' is suited to partial to full shade, forming a compact mound 7 inches (17.8 cm) tall and 26 inches (66.0 cm) wide at maturity with a moderate growth rate. Its small size and subdued leaf coloration make it an effective groundcover or edging plant in woodland gardens, and it pairs well with other small hostas, ferns, or shade-tolerant perennials. It is well-suited for container culture.
Care Notes
Water regularly during dry periods, particularly in the first growing season. Apply a balanced, slow-release fertilizer in early spring as new growth emerges. As with most hostas, 'Baby Bear' is susceptible to slug and deer damage in typical hosta-growing zones.
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Size and leaf
| Clump height | 7 in (17.8 cm) |
|---|---|
| Clump width | 26 in (66 cm) |
| Leaf length | 5.25 in (13.3 cm) |
| Leaf width | 4.25 in (10.8 cm) |
| Vein pairs | 6 |
| Leaf | medium blue-green with .5in (1.3cm) wide, creamy white, slightly rippled margins; dull on top; slightly shiny underneath; lightly folded, lightly flat |
| Flower scape height | 10–12 in (25.4–30.5 cm) |
| Notable characteristics | small mound, tends to glow in the dark |
From the American Hosta Society Registry record.
Parentage
- Pod parent: streaked H. 'Little Wonder' — H. ‘Little Wonder’
Similar cultivars
Other registered hostas in the same AHS section class (IV-4b, small size):
- H. ‘Sydney's Spunk’ (2007)
- H. ‘Minuteman’ (1994)
- H. ‘Anita’ (2009)
- H. ‘Blade Runner’ (2009)
- H. ‘Blue Ivory’ (2009)
- H. ‘Bunchoko’ (2009)
Related guides
Registration data: AHS Registry #372. How we check this data.