Humpback Whale Hosta – Bare Root Giant Blue-Green Shade Perennial | 3 Inch Starter Plant

Create an unforgettable focal point in your shade garden with Humpback Whale Hosta, a giant hosta variety prized for its enormous dome-shaped mound of heavily corrugated blue-green leaves. This impressive perennial develops massive heart-shaped foliage with rich texture and exceptional garden presence, making it a standout choice for woodland gardens, shaded borders, hosta collections, and large landscape plantings.

Its foliage displays its richest blue tones in spring before maturing into deep blue-green throughout the growing season. In early summer, blue-green flower scapes rise above the foliage carrying elegant near-white bell-shaped blooms that add soft seasonal contrast. Humpback Whale is one of the largest hosta varieties available, delivering dramatic scale and lush texture to shaded garden spaces. These healthy starter plants ship bare-root and are ready for planting upon arrival.

You will receive:
✔️ 1 live Humpback Whale Hosta
✔️ Bare-root starter plant
✔️ Giant blue-green foliage variety
✔️ Healthy perennial shade plant
✔️ Secure packaging for safe arrival

Growing Information
Common Name: Humpback Whale Hosta
Botanical Name: Hosta ‘Humpback Whale’
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Growth Stage: Bare-root starter plant
Sun Requirements: Shade to partial shade
Soil: Rich, moist, well-draining soil
Watering: Moderate; prefers evenly moist soil
Mature Height: Approximately 3 feet
Mature Width: Approximately 7 feet
Growth Rate: Moderate to fast
USDA Zones: 3–9
Container Friendly: Best suited for landscape planting or extra-large containers

Care Tip: Plant in rich organic soil with consistent moisture to support its massive foliage growth. Morning sun with afternoon shade helps maintain strong blue leaf coloration throughout the season.

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.