Garden Highlights

Don't miss our Garden Highlights, updated every Thursday featuring plants for their outstanding ornamental characteristics. Discover everything from flowers to fruit, buds, bark and more. You can search for specific plants using the Plant Finder

Featured: July 24-30

Common Name: Hosta
Scientific Name: Hosta

Cool off from the early summer heat in the shady Pauline Whitney MacMillan Hosta Glade! This year’s hot, rainy summer has made this typically lush area explode with greenery. This perennial is native to China, Japan and Korea, but many cultivated hostas grow nicely in Minnesota. The Hosta Glade boasts 350 unique hosta cultivars and species! Hostas are a popular garden plant because of their low maintenance needs, shade-tolerant tendencies and wide variety of options to choose from.

The American Hosta Society lists over 3,000 different hostas, including 45 species. Hosta colors can range from many different shades of blue, green, yellow and cream. Not only are the leaves diverse, but the shape, size and flowers of hostas can vary greatly.

Looking for a specific species or cultivar of hosta? Use our Plant Finder to see all the varieties we have available for viewing and their locations at the Arboretum!

Garden Highlights

Featured: July 24-30

Turk's-cap Lily

Panicle Hydrangea

Garden Phlox

Grey-headed Coneflower

Daylily

Royal Catchfly

Floribunda Rose

Balloon Flower

Spotted Beebalm

Sand Bluestem

Hardy Hibiscus

Coneflower

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