Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears'
Blue Mouse Ears is the smallest hosta I grow and the one people crouch down to look at. The leaves are round, thick and properly blue, and the whole plant stays about the size of a dinner plate. It took a few years to get even that far, because it is slow. Slugs have never touched mine; the leaves feel more like rubber than leaf. Best right at the front of a bed or in a pot, where a bigger hosta would hide it.
Traits at a glance
| Mature size | Mini |
|---|---|
| Height | 8 in |
| Spread | 16 in |
| Leaf color | Blue |
| Variegation | None |
| Sun tolerance | Morning sun (afternoon shade) |
| Slug resistance | High |
| Deer resistance | Standard (hostas are deer candy; none are deer-proof) |
| Growth rate | Slow |
| Bloom | Lavender, Jun-Jul |
| Registered | 2000, E. and H. Deckert |
Where to buy 'Blue Mouse Ears'
Availability shifts with the season, especially outside spring. These vendors carried it when I last checked.
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If 'Blue Mouse Ears' isn't quite it
Similar varieties: Halcyon, Blue Angel, Rainforest Sunrise, Curly Fries. Or start the finder with your own filters.