H. ‘Like Butta’

Overview

Registered in 2001, 'Like Butta' is a medium-sized hosta cultivar of unknown breeder, derived from a cross between *Hosta* 'Wogon' (pod parent) and *Hosta* 'Tokudama' (pollen parent). It is visually distinctive for its blue-green leaves with brilliant yellow, slightly rippled margins, and for emerging very early in the season with intensely yellow foliage that matures to a shiny blue-green with a slight glaucous bloom on the upper surface.

In the Garden

'Like Butta' forms a clump 36 inches (91.4 cm) in diameter and 16 inches (40.6 cm) tall, with a medium-fast growth rate. It is suitable for partial to full shade in typical hosta-growing zones, where its early emergence and bright yellow margins provide contrast against darker-leaved perennials such as ferns or heucheras. The medium size and rounded habit make it appropriate for border fronts or mixed woodland gardens, though its early emergence may require protection from late frosts.

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. 'Like Butta' is noted as frost resistant but may benefit from mulch in colder regions; slug and deer resistance is typical for hostas with corrugated or thick leaves, though monitoring is advised.