Francee Hosta
Hosta ‘Francee’ · a white-edged green hosta
A reliable classic: glossy dark green leaves with crisp white edges in a wide, low mound that's ideal for edging and massing as a groundcover, and its variegation holds up well in some sun. Give it steady moisture, and fence or net it where deer and rabbits roam.
- Mature size
- 1 × 2.5 ft
- 0.4 × 0.8 m, tall × wide
- Hardiness
- Zones 3a–8b
- USDA
- Sun
- Part sun to full shade
- Water
- Medium
- Blooms
- Jul–Aug
Francee Hosta at its mature size
A mature Francee Hosta grows to about 1 ft tall and 2.5 ft wide.
Drawn to scale beside a 5 ft 9 in person. With VeraScape, you see it at this size in your own yard.
Typical mature size, unpruned. Sources: Walters Gardens, Nebraska Extension.
Through the year
What Francee Hosta looks like month by month in a typical zone 6–7 garden.
Below ground · Nov–Mar
Dies back to the ground; draw nothing but keep it selectable.
In leaf · Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
The leaf mound, no flower stalks.
In flower · Jul–Aug
The same leaf mound with a few stalks of lavender bell flowers on stalks just above the leaves.
Growing Francee Hosta
- Grows well in
- The Northeast, the Southeast, the Midwest, the Plains and Mountain West, and the Pacific Northwest.
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Good for
- Groundcover, shade garden, and fast growing
- Leaves
- Dies back in winter
- Native to
- Japan, Korea, and China
Spacing
VeraScape spaces plants so their grown canopies just touch. For Francee Hosta, that’s about 2.5 ft apart, center to center.
Place a row in your own yard and VeraScape spaces them at their mature width, so you can see whether they’ll crowd the walk.
See Francee Hosta in your yard before you dig
Visualize it at its true size, alongside the rest of your design.
Other hostas
Golden Tiara HostaFrancee Hosta
June Hosta
Patriot HostaAll drawn to the same scale.