Hosta 'Tears in Heaven'

Description: Hosta 'Tears in Heaven' is a refined shade-loving herbaceous perennial that brings elegant structure to South England gardens where many plants struggle. This clump-forming variety is valued for its distinctive blue-green to grey-green, heart-shaped foliage with a subtle glaucous finish that creates soft textural interest throughout the growing season. The leaves naturally undulate, adding visual depth to shaded borders and woodland-style plantings. In mid to late summer, delicate lavender-coloured tubular flowers emerge on tall, upright scapes, attracting bees and hoverflies. Fully hardy and dependable, it returns each year with renewed vigour, steadily expanding into an impressive mound requiring minimal maintenance. Its compact, naturally mounding habit makes it excellent for edging pathways, softening the base of shrubs, and providing reliable ground cover in difficult shaded positions. The foliage persists attractively until late autumn before dying back naturally. This is an ideal choice for container displays on shaded patios, woodland borders, and mixed perennial schemes where its cool-toned foliage complements both shade-tolerant companions and structural evergreens.

Other benefits: deciduous, borders, containers, ground cover, shade gardens

Height & spread (approx.) at 10 years: 0.5m x 0.6m

Position: partial shade to full shade

Winter hardiness: cold hardy to -20°C