Read the text in the category Hostas for general information about Hostas.
The Hosta ‘Eleanor Lachman’ is a small Hosta with leaves with a yellow to white centre and dark-green edges. This Hosta is a slow grower and does better with more light. Especially morning sun is appreciated. The pale lilac flowers are non-fragrant.
The Hosta ‘Eleanor Lachman’ is a seedling of an unnamed seedling of Hosta ‘Neat Splash’ and Hosta ‘Flamboyant’ and that is crossed with Hosta ‘Robert Frost’.
Attracts bees: no
Characteristic: newly emerging every year
Exposure: part shade/ shade
Flower colour: lilac
Flowering time: July – August
Foliage colour: green/ yellow
Fragrant flower: no
Hardiness: -20 ºC (-4 ºF)
Height: 25 cm (10 inches)
Soil: normal/ moist