Hosta ‘Blue Mouse Ears’ is just about the cutest hosta there is. Can you think of a cuter plant? Blue Mouse Ears might be a sport of Blue Cadet but it’s unlike any other hosta you will find. It has a super thick leaf and petiole with a good waxy coating and powder blue color.
I purchased my Blue Mouse Ears from Bridgewood Gardens in 2006. Here it is from late in that year looking a little roughed up:
From August 2006 a little green from the heat and now living in the concrete garden:
From May 2007 in the concrete garden:
Blue Mouse Ears is one of only two plants that seemed to increase despite the competition from tree roots that developed in the concrete garden. Today I took the opportunity to divide BME when I moved him to a new bed. One BME is now three – giving it more of a chance at survival against the voles. The first pic in the post was one division, here are the other two:
