hosta

Hosta 'Betcher's Blue' is a medium-sized plant that can reach heights of up to 20 inches. It has deep blue-green foliage, and its leaves can grow up to 8 inches long. Hosta 'Betcher's Blue' prefers moist, well-draining soil. Water your plant thoroughly and consistently. Water whenever the soil feels dry 2 inches deep. Depending on your climate and soil, this could mean watering every few days or once a week. If puddles form on the surface of the soil, wait a few days before watering again. During hot, dry spells, water more frequently to keep the soil from drying out.

Hosta 'Betcher's Blue' plants need at least dappled sunlight or partial shade for best performance. This particular plant variety prefers indirect light and will grow in full or partial shade. The ideal light situation for this plant species is 2 to 4 hours of morning sun with the remaining hours of the day in shade or indirect light. Hosta 'Betcher's Blue' will not tolerate full-day sun conditions.

Hosta ‘Betcher's Blue’ is a low maintenance perennial plant that is ideal for shady landscapes. Pruning is not necessary for this particular Hosta species. However, if you would like to tidy up the foliage, it is best to prune in late winter or very early spring (just before new growth begins). To do so, prune just above a node or leaf base making sure not to remove more than 1-third of the plant’s foliage. Pruning is very simple and should not take more than 5-10 minutes.