Hosta 'Praying Hands' ~ Praying Hands Hosta

Hosta 'Praying Hands' ~ Praying Hands HostaPraying Hands Hosta is a shade loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for its unique tightly folded narrow foliage. The dark green foliage with very thin cream margins have a matte finish and revealed glossy undersides. Tall scapes of lavender bell like flowers raise up above the mound in late summer attracting butterflies and pollinators. Best bloom in partial sun and moist well drained soils. Praying Hands is resistant to slug damage. Type:

Praying Hands Hosta is a shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for its unique tightly folded narrow foliage.  The dark green foliage with very thin cream margins have a matte finish and revealed glossy undersides.  Tall scapes of lavender bell-like flowers raise up above the mound in late summer attracting butterflies and pollinators.  Best bloom in partial sun and moist well-drained soils.  Praying Hands is resistant to slug damage.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:   Low maintenance.  Snails and slugs can cause severe problems if left unchecked.  Foliar nematodes can cause interveinal browning. Plants infected with Hosta Virus X (HVX), tobacco rattle virus or tomato ring spot virus should be immediately removed from garden areas and destroyed.  Otherwise, little to no problems.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Rock Gardens, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS:  Painted Fern, Lungwort, Columbine  

IMAGES: Leonora (Ellie) Enking, Hosta 'Praying Hands', (2) Photo by David J. Stang, Hosta Praying Hands 1zz, CC BY-SA 4.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.