First Frost Hosta

About this plant

Hosta 'First Frost' lives up to its name, offering an early season spectacle in your shaded garden. Its striking heart-shaped leaves emerge a captivating blue-green, beautifully edged with a creamy yellow that brightens to a pure white as the season progresses. This dynamic color transformation ensures enduring interest from spring through fall. Beyond its visual appeal, 'First Frost' is a robust and reliable performer, forming a dense, elegant mound that effortlessly elevates beds, borders, and containers. Its upright scapes boast lavender flower clusters in mid-summer, attracting hummingbirds and offering a delightful contrast to the foliage. Perfect for bringing light and texture to shady nooks, 'First Frost' provides exceptional four-season appeal with minimal effort, making it a favorite among both novice and experienced gardeners.

Installation timing

When we're in season, outside of the winter months, our goal is to get your plants installed within about two weeks. That window gives us enough time to secure your plants from our supplier and find a spot on the schedule. Throughout the process we stay in touch through notifications and your existing client portal on the main A Cut Above website, which is separate from this landscaping plants shop.

Care & maintenance

Hostas thrive in consistently moist, well-draining soil. Apply a balanced slow-release fertilizer in early spring. Protect from slugs and snails using organic methods or baits. Remove spent flower stalks to maintain a tidy appearance. Divide clumps every 3-5 years or when overcrowding occurs.

Watering suggestions

Proper watering is the single most important factor in your plant's survival after installation. Newly installed plants have a limited root system and rely on you for consistent moisture while they establish.

• First 2 weeks: Water deeply every day (or every other day in cooler, wet weather), soaking the root ball and surrounding soil.
• Weeks 3–12: Water deeply 2–3 times per week, adjusting for rain, heat, and soil drainage.
• After establishment: Water deeply about once a week during the growing season, and more often in extreme heat or drought.
• How to check: Stick a finger 2–3 inches into the soil near the roots — if it's dry, it's time to water. Deep, less-frequent watering encourages strong roots; shallow daily sprinkles do not.
• Avoid: Overwatering (soggy, waterlogged soil) is just as harmful as underwatering and can drown roots.

Watering needs vary by plant, season, soil, and exposure. Because proper watering is the customer's responsibility after installation, please make sure you understand and can follow these suggestions before ordering.

Good to know: plants and trees purchased from and installed by A Cut Above include a one-year limited warranty from the date of installation. Because plant survival depends heavily on proper watering and care after installation, losses caused by improper care, neglect, animal or chemical damage, or extreme weather are not covered, and we must be given the chance to inspect a struggling plant before it's removed or replaced. Coverage is one replacement per plant. Read our warranty info.