In recent years the hosta has become the number one perennial plant in the United States. Having foliage of blue, gold, green, or white, with or without variegation, makes the hosta a versatile plant. Leaves range from less than one inch to more than 20 inches across.
Hosta ‘Powder Blue’ was originated by H. Sugita and P. Ruh and introduced by P. Ruh in 1998. It’s classified as a large hosta with unknown parentage. ‘Powder Blue’ has a moderate growth rate and reaches a height of about 27 inches with a width of 38 inches. See the full characteristics in the Hosta Treasury.

We had a nice turnout for this year’s Dahl-Roeder Memorial Garden cleanup. Just like last year, we were sprinkled on but that didn’t dampen anyone’s enthusiasm. What was different form last year, we only put on 3 yards of mulch instead of the way overestimated 5 yards last year where members ended up taking mulch home. We are also trying something new this year, we put down extended Preen in hopes we can control some of the weeds. We finished with a short club meeting discussing future events.