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Blue Mouse Ears Hosta
Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears'
Blue Mouse Ears Hosta blooms from July through July.
Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.
Growing Blue Mouse Ears Hosta
Plant it in part shade. It prefers moderate water. It is hardy in USDA zones 3–8. Expect it to reach about 12 in tall and 12 in wide at maturity, in roughly 3 years (a house reading).
Is Blue Mouse Ears Hosta toxic to dogs or cats?
- Listed as toxic to dogs and cats by NC State Extension and Pet Poison Helpline.
Lists differ and none is complete. If a pet eats a plant and seems unwell, call a veterinarian or a pet poison helpline.
What was checked
Mature height and spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color and the trait tags were checked against named botanical sources for this plant, with what the sources could not settle written down; years to mature size rests on a recorded house rule where no publisher states one, and is marked so; its common name and alternate names have not been checked yet. Each fact above carries its own mark. The planting, spacing and size sections are derived from these checked facts by a fixed rule, not checked separately, and the plant type is the library's own classification.
When to plant Blue Mouse Ears Hosta
Plant Blue Mouse Ears Hosta in early spring as soon as the soil is workable, or in early fall at least six weeks before your first frost, so roots establish in cool weather. In zone 5, the middle of its hardy zones 3 to 8, spring means April to June and fall means August or September. Once settled, it blooms in July.
Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar; if you garden near zone 5, the middle of this plant's hardy range, start with zone 5 in April. Derived from the plant's category, zones and bloom months plus typical zone frost dates, not checked separately.
How big does Blue Mouse Ears Hosta get?
12 intall5 ft 7 inan adult12 inwideSee Blue Mouse Ears Hosta in a garden plan: the planner shows it in 3D beside everything else you add, growing toward this size over the years.
How far apart to plant Blue Mouse Ears Hosta
Derived from the mature spread above by a fixed rule, not checked separately: spacing is the spread, center to center.
Space Blue Mouse Ears Hosta about 12 in apart, center to center, so each plant has room to reach its full width.
Add Blue Mouse Ears Hosta to a garden plan and the planner draws it at its full width, so you see the spacing before you buy.
Where these facts come from
Blue Mouse Ears Hosta's height, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color, trait tags, soil, diseases, pests and toxicity were checked against 16 published sources on October 10, 2026. Each one is linked below with every fact it carried, which can include a fact this page still marks as not yet checked, because a source carrying a value is not the same as the value being held to the standard. Facts not in that list, and the planting, spacing and size sections, are not covered by these sources.
- NC State Extensionthe cultivar's own pageheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color, trait tags, soil, diseases, pests and toxicity
- Missouri Botanical GardenPlant Finderheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color, trait tags, soil, diseases and pests
- Plant Addictsthe queue's storeheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color, trait tags, soil and pests
- Perennials.com (Heritage Perennials)Valleybrook International Ventures, Heritage Perennialsheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color and pests
- RHSRoyal Horticultural Societyheight, sun, water, bloom months and color, soil, diseases and pests
- Walters Gardensthe brand's growerheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color and soil
- Chicago Botanic GardenPlant Finderheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, bloom months and color and pests
- Plant Delights Nurseryheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, bloom months and color and pests
- ahshostahelper.comThe Hosta Helper (American Hosta Society)height, spread, bloom months and color and trait tags
- hostaregistrar.orgAmerican Hosta Society, The Hosta Registry (the registrar's record 646)height, spread, bloom months and color and trait tags
- Penn State ExtensionBetts Demonstration Gardenheight, spread, sun and bloom months and color
- plants.mahoneysgarden.comNetPS Plant Finder (on Mahoney's Garden Centers' host)height, spread, hardiness zones and bloom months and color
- hostaregistrar.orgAmerican Hosta Society, 2000 Registrations booklet (a PDF; a second co...height, spread and bloom months and color
- ahshostahelper.comThe Hosta Helper (American Hosta Society), its Hosta Journal page for...height and spread
- Iowa State University Extensionand Outreach, Yard and Gardenheight and spread
- Proven Winnersthe store's brandheight
How the checking works, and what each standard covers, is on the verified plants page.
Good to know about Blue Mouse Ears Hosta
Curated from university extensions, botanic gardens and other primary sources, with the source named on every note.
Safety
Toxic to dogs, cats and horses. All parts contain saponins; eating it causes vomiting, diarrhea and depression (lethargy). per ASPCA and NC State
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