Hosta Sorbet (Hosta ‘Sorbet’) Bare-Root - Variegated Shade Perennial

About This Plant

Hosta ‘Sorbet’ is a variegated Plantain Lily with glossy green leaves edged in creamy white and distinctive burgundy-purple stems. This fast-growing, low-maintenance perennial forms a lush, mounded clump that thrives in shade or woodland gardens, containers, and shaded borders. In midsummer, it produces lavender-purple flowers above the foliage, attracting pollinators.

What You Will Receive

Bare-root Hosta plant in the form of a Hosta ‘Sorbet’. Please note: only the plant form described is provided; rooted status or pot size are not specified in the source.

Growing Information

• Light: Partial to full shade
• Water: Moderate; keep soil moist
• Soil: Rich, moist, well-draining
• Growth habit: Mounded, clumping
• Mature height: 14–16 inches
• Mature spread: 24 inches
• Bloom season: Midsummer, lavender-purple flowers
• Hardiness: Zones 3–9

Ideal Garden Uses

• Shade gardens and woodland borders
• Container gardening
• Under trees and shrubs; groundcover plantings
• Patio and shaded entryway containers

Companion Plants

Pairs well with ferns, Brunnera ‘Jack Frost’, Heuchera (Obsidian or Caramel), Astilbe, Pulmonaria, Japanese Painted Ferns, and Bleeding Hearts for layered texture and color in shade gardens.

Care Tips

• Plant in rich, moisture-retentive soil
• Keep soil consistently moist during hot weather
• Apply mulch to retain moisture and suppress weeds
• Fertilize lightly in spring
• Divide clumps every few years to maintain vigor