Hosta 'Frances Williams'

I love this hosta, but it has not emerged yet and I'm scared that I have lost it! It is only April,24th and we have had a really cold spr...Read Moreing,but several of my other hostas are up( stained glass,patriot,etc) but not my beautiful Francis Williams. Have others been worried?

Frances Williams is very touchy about bright sun hitting her leaves, but otherwise she is gorgeous and sturdy. Slugs avoid her thick tex...Read Moretured foliage. Fall color is a nice gold shade. I allow the old flower stalks to remain all winter long and seeds blow everywhere. The seedlings are an attractive bluish-green, waffle texture with no contrasting color on the edges.I look for the tiny new hosta seedlings in the immediate vicinity and transplant them to a holding bed until they enlarge. I offer them for sale at my yard sales and receive positive feedback about how large and lovely they turn out to be later. I have kept a number of the seedlings and value the contrast with the blue tones against other green or yellow Hostas.

Blooms in July in my garden.

Planted one in what I thought was a shady spot in my garden, but it hasn't grown a bit, and I have more burned foliage than healthy. Perh...Read Moreaps it was our terrible heat and drought this summer.

Would like to try some more in a shadier spot.

One of the best,if it burns in the sun move it, morning sun works for me.

i picked this variety of hosta up from the local walmart this spring to test out. i love the elegant shape of the leaves, the overall sha...Read Morepe of the plant, and the color. however, since i aquired the plant, it hasn't grown much nor has it flowered. i'm not sure if it's because it is in a pot (i know some varieties of plants won't flower in pots). it does well on my back porch with filtered light, and with regular watering, withstands the scorching florida summer. overall, it has made a decent addition to my plant family. =)

I also did not realize how large this plant gets, but it is beautiful. I have it alternating with another hosta in an area about 10 x12 ...Read Morefeet. They have been in that area for approx 10 years and I have never had to divide them. I also have not had a problem with sunburn or center die out with overcrowding.

'Frances Williams' is a stunning hosta, but it is the most sun-sensitive hosta I've ever grown. I grew it successfully in shady areas wh...Read Moreen I lived in Washington, D.C.; however, here in the Richmond VA area, I find that the leaves still burn on very hot days, even in completely shady spots. 'Olive Bailey Langdon' looks very similar and is less sun-sensitive, although it grows more slowly.

I whole-heartedly love this hosta. I had it on the North side of my husband's shop facing the neighbors (didn't want them forced to just...Read More view the backside of a building). Decided last fall that I just wasn't able to enjoy it enough there as only saw it when I was weeding. I divided it and moved it to the front of my house. I truly hope this wasn't a mistake, however, as my Yorkies have full reign in the front! They do tend to stomp on everything.

Such a beautiful plant in my zone 3/4 garden. It plays nice with the other plants too!

Positive overall.

I didn't realize when I bought it that it would get so large and I didn't (and don't) have the space a...Read Morend I don't really have a shady enough area it needs, so I gave it all to a friend of ours since he has the space for it to grow.

Beautiful coloring.

I have been growing Frances Williams for over 15 years. My plant is really large and has never been divided. The leaves are over 18" wi...Read Morede. It has an abundance of white flowers early July and produces a ton of seeds which I harvest in the fall. I have just started to grow some of last seasons seeds this summer to see what they might produce. My plant looks best in the spring but suffers some leaf distortion into the summer. It does get some sun so this may be the cause. Overall its a wonderful plant. I would highly recommend growing it into a huge specimen plant.

Lovely plant but if you don't keep up with dividing it the center just dies out when you least expect it, just when it has reached a gian...Read Moret display size. I'd now keep it divided every five years or when it really starts looking terrific.

A sturdy hosta that will be a nice focal point in the shade garden.

Nice coloring for such a large hosta. Unfortunately it turns green fast towards end of season. I especially love the large, curragated leaves.

I haven't got a complaint with any of the hostas I grow. The thicker-leaved ones, including 'Frances Williams', are more slug, resistant...Read More, though. I have ALL my hostas in shade--that's why I got them in the first place.

Burns in sun.

Undoubtedly my favorite hosta. I agree that direct sun can burn the leaves, especially if they are wet, but other than that it is specta...Read Morecular for color, form, and size.

Flower scapes 40". Williams 1986.

This plant is rather open mound, has corrugated leaf that is gold-margined and bears a near white flower. My experience is two much sun e...Read Morexposure will burn the leaf. This is a beautiful plant but for me has a shortened season, late emerging . In other conditions it may react different.