Hosta Golden Friendship

Golden Friendship Hosta

Hosta 'Golden Friendship' — a medium-sized gold hosta valued for its bright golden-yellow foliage and neat rounded habit. The broad leaves emerge chartreuse in spring and intensify to a richer gold through summer, especially with some morning sun, creating a cheerful highlight in shaded gardens. Lavender flowers rise above the foliage in midsummer, adding soft seasonal interest while the bright foliage remains the primary ornamental feature.

Type: Perennial

Mature Size:
Width: 24–30 in
Height: 12–16 in (to ~22 in in flower)

USDA Zones: 3a–8b

Form: Dense, rounded mound

Light: Partial shade to full shade; morning sun deepens gold color

Soil: Moist, well-drained soils rich in organic matter

Water: Moderate; prefers evenly moist soil

Wildlife: Attracts hummingbirds and bees

Features & Landscape Uses:
Its bright gold foliage makes it excellent for woodland gardens, edging, shade borders, and mixed hosta collections. Provides strong contrast with blue hostas, dark green foliage plants, and ferns.

Care:
Maintain evenly moist soil and mulch annually to conserve moisture. Morning sun improves gold coloration, but avoid strong afternoon heat. Remove spent flower stalks after bloom and clean old foliage in early spring. Divide mature clumps every few years if needed. 

Plant type

Perennial

Height

12-18''

Width

24-30"

Hardiness zones

3–8

Sunlight

Full Shade, Partial Shade

Growth rate

Moderate

Bloom time

Mid Summer

Flower color

Lavender

Leaf color

Green

Attracts

Bees, Hummingbirds

Soil

Moist well-drained, Normal, Rich

Landscape use

Container, Mass Planting

Shape

Low Mounding

Drought tolerant

No