H. ‘Blue Flame’
Hosta ‘Blue Flame’ is a registered cultivar () .
| Year registered | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Section class | IV-4b (Small) |
Overview
Registered in 2004, Hosta 'Blue Flame' is a sport of Hosta 'Fragrant Blue' and is notable for its intensely blue-green leaves with creamy white margins. This small-sized cultivar reaches 16 inches (40.6 cm) in height and 22 inches (55.9 cm) in diameter, with broadly ovate leaves measuring 6 inches (15.2 cm) long and 4.5 inches (11.4 cm) wide, each bearing eight vein pairs and a glaucous bloom on both surfaces.
In the Garden
'Blue Flame' performs best in partial to full shade, where its blue-green foliage and white margins remain most vivid. Its compact size makes it suitable for the front of borders, rock gardens, or container plantings, and it pairs well with ferns, heucheras, and other shade-tolerant perennials. The scape, also blue-green, reaches 16 inches (40.6 cm) in height.
Care Notes
Provide consistent moisture and apply a balanced fertilizer in early spring as new growth emerges. Like most hostas, 'Blue Flame' is susceptible to slug and deer damage, so monitoring and protective measures may be necessary in typical hosta-growing zones.
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Size and leaf
| Clump height | 16 in (40.6 cm) |
|---|---|
| Clump width | 22 in (55.9 cm) |
| Leaf length | 6 in (15.2 cm) |
| Leaf width | 4.5 in (11.4 cm) |
| Vein pairs | 8 |
| Leaf | intensely blue green with .1 to .5in (0.3 to 1.3cm) wide, creamy white, flat margins; glaucous bloom on top; glaucous bloom underneath; lightly corrugated |
| Flower scape height | 16 in (40.6 cm) |
| Notable characteristics | marginated 'Fragrant Blue' |
From the American Hosta Society Registry record.
Parentage
- Sport parent: Sport of H. 'Fragrant Blue' — H. ‘Fragrant Blue’
Similar cultivars
Other registered hostas in the same AHS section class (IV-4b, small size):
- H. ‘Sydney's Spunk’ (2007)
- H. ‘Minuteman’ (1994)
- H. ‘Academy Another’ (2004)
- H. ‘Appalachian Spring’ (2004)
- H. ‘Blissful’ (2004)
- H. ‘Con Te Partiro’ (2004)
Related guides
Registration data: AHS Registry #2. How we check this data.