Add a sun kissed touch to your garden with the Lakeside Cha Cha hosta. Its golden to spring green leaves with ivory edges contrast beautifully with deeper green foliage. Gently undulating leaves are complemented in summer by lavender flowers on tall stems.

Scientific Name: Hosta 'Lakeside Cha Cha'

Common Name: Lakeside Cha Cha Hosta

Garden Size: 14-20 inches tall by 27-43 inches wide; scape height 26-29 inches

Growth Rate: Most hostas have a moderate to fast growth rate.

USDA Zone: 3-9

Exposure: Partial to full shade

Water & Soil: Moist, well-drained soil

Habit (Form): Mounding, Upright

Foliage: Heart-shaped, gold to spring-green leaves with very thin, ivory margins. The leaves are slightly glossy with gently undulating edges and are somewhat lifted from the ground on upright petioles.

Flowers: Pale lavender, tube-shaped flowers that grow on gold-colored scapes above the foliage. Blooms early to mid summer.

Plant Origin: East Asia, primarily Japan and Korea. Most commercially available hostas are hybrids.

Wildlife Support: Hummingbirds and some bees enjoy the flowers. A favorite treat for our local deer.

Fertilizing: Apply compost in early spring before new growth emerges.

Pruning: Remove spent flower stalks to encourage new growth; trim back damaged or yellowing leaves as needed. Leave the leaves over the winter and wait until early spring to clean up.

ASPCA Toxicity flags (see their site for details): Toxic to dogs, cats, and horses

Uses: Ideal for shade gardens, woodland borders, and container plantings.

AHS Classification: III-4b (Medium Leaved, White Margined, Green to Blue Center)

Parentage: Hybrid of H. ‘Fascination’ x H. montana