Hosta 'Above the Clouds' Bare Root Starter Plant | Large Blue Shade Perennial | SHADOWLAND® Collection

Elevate your shade garden with Hosta 'Above the Clouds', a large blue hosta from the SHADOWLAND® collection. This variety features cloudy blue leaves with a cupped form and puckered texture, providing visual interest throughout the growing season.

Compared to 'Diamond Lake', 'Above the Clouds' has more rounded leaves with smooth margins, offering a unique and refined look. Its substantial size makes it ideal as a focal point in shade gardens, woodland landscapes, and perennial borders. In midsummer, pale lavender flowers emerge above the foliage, adding seasonal color.

You will receive one bare root starter plant, equivalent to a 3-inch pot size, shipped bare root for healthy establishment. The plant is healthy and rooted, securely packaged for safe arrival.

Growing Information

• Common Name: Above the Clouds Hosta
• Botanical Name: Hosta 'Above the Clouds'
• Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
• Growth Stage: Starter plant (bare root)
• Sun Requirements: Partial shade to full shade
• Soil: Rich, moist, well-draining
• Watering: Moderate; keep soil consistently moist
• Mature Height: 25 inches
• Spread: 55 inches
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• USDA Zones: 3–9
• Container Friendly: Yes, in large containers

Care Tip

Plant in partial to full shade to maintain the rich blue leaf color. Consistent moisture and organically enriched soil promote vigorous growth and preserve the plant's cupped leaf form.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.