H. ‘Night at the Opera’

Overview

Registered in 2014, 'Night at the Opera' is a medium-sized hosta cultivar notable for its blue-green leaf centers with broad, pale yellow margins—a color pattern reminiscent of the popular *Hosta* 'Sagae' but expressed on a dense, mound-shaped plant. The leaves are broadly ovate with cordate bases, lightly twisted and folded, with moderately wavy margins.

In the Garden

This cultivar forms a symmetrical mound 18 inches (45.7 cm) tall and 54 inches (137.2 cm) in diameter, making it suitable for mid-border positions in shade or partial shade. The glaucous blue-green centers and wide, rippled gold margins provide strong contrast, pairing well with ferns, astilbes, or other shade-tolerant perennials. Its compact height relative to its spread makes it effective as a groundcover or specimen in woodland gardens.

Care Notes

Grow in moist, well-drained soil in typical hosta-growing zones, with regular water during dry periods. Apply a balanced fertilizer in early spring as shoots emerge. Like most hostas, it is susceptible to slug and deer damage; protective measures may be necessary in areas with high pest pressure.