Autumn Frost Hosta Live Plant | Variegated Shade Perennial | Plantain Lily | Hardy Hosta | Easy to Grow Woodland Garden

Brighten your shade garden with Autumn Frost Hosta, an award-winning perennial prized for its striking blue-green leaves edged with wide, golden-yellow margins that mature to creamy white as the season progresses. This colorful Hosta offers exceptional foliage interest from spring through fall and adds elegance to woodland gardens, borders, containers, and foundation plantings.

In midsummer, graceful lavender flowers rise above the attractive foliage, attracting hummingbirds and other pollinators. Easy to grow and exceptionally low maintenance, Autumn Frost forms a tidy, mounded clump that returns larger and more beautiful every year.

Shipped trimmed for safe planting, this hardy perennial establishes quickly and thrives in shady garden spaces.

Key Features

• Botanical Name: Hosta 'Autumn Frost'
• Common Name: Autumn Frost Hosta, Plantain Lily
• Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial
• Quantity: 1 Live Plant
• Foliage Color: Blue-Green with Golden Yellow Margins Aging to Creamy White
• Flower Color: Lavender
• Mature Height: 12–18 inches
• Spread: 24–30 inches
• Bloom Season: Mid to Late Summer
• Growth Habit: Mounded, Clump Forming
• Light Requirements: Partial Shade to Full Shade
• Water Needs: Moderate; prefers moist, well-drained soil
• USDA Hardiness Zones: 3–9
• Characteristics: Variegated Foliage, Low Maintenance, Pollinator Friendly, Long-Lived

Why You'll Love It

• Award-winning variegated foliage
• Brilliant blue-green leaves with golden edges
• Margins mature to creamy white for season-long color
• Beautiful lavender summer flowers
• Attracts hummingbirds and pollinators
• Easy to grow
• Cold hardy and long lived
• Perfect for shade gardens and containers

Perfect For

• Shade gardens
• Woodland gardens
• Borders
• Foundation plantings
• Under trees
• Containers
• Hosta collections
• Mixed perennial beds

Care Instructions

Plant in rich, well-drained soil with consistent moisture. Grow in partial to full shade to maintain the best foliage color and prevent leaf scorch. Apply mulch to retain moisture and divide mature clumps every 3–5 years if desired.