Hosta ‘Cathedral Windows’ – Bare Root Large Gold & Green Shade Perennial with Fragrant Flowers

Illuminate your shade garden with the stunning beauty of Hosta ‘Cathedral Windows’, a large hosta featuring brilliant golden foliage with dramatic dark green margins. Developed by breeder Hans Hansen, this tetraploid variety offers thicker leaves, stronger growth, and excellent garden performance.

The large, rounded gold leaves framed by broad dark green edges create a striking stained-glass effect that brightens shaded landscapes. The foliage develops an elegant domed shape, adding texture and architectural interest to garden beds and borders.

In late summer, tall flower scapes rise above the foliage, displaying large, fragrant near-white blooms that attract pollinators and extend the season of interest.

Ideal for shade gardens, woodland plantings, hosta collections, foundation beds, and containers, Cathedral Windows is a notable perennial.

These plants ship as bare-root starter divisions, ready to establish quickly in your garden.

Growing Information

• Common Name: Cathedral Windows Hosta
• Botanical Name: Hosta ‘Cathedral Windows’
• Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
• Planting Stock: Bare-root starter plant
• Sun Requirements: Partial shade to full shade
• Soil: Rich, moist, well-drained soil
• Watering: Moderate; prefers consistent moisture
• Foliage Color: Bright gold center with wide dark green margins
• Flower Color: Near-white
• Fragrance: Fragrant flowers
• Bloom Time: Late summer
• Mature Height: Approximately 19 inches
• Mature Spread: Approximately 34 inches
• USDA Zones: 3–9
• Container Friendly: Excellent
• Pollinator Friendly: Yes

Care Tip

Plant in morning sun or filtered shade to enhance the vibrant gold foliage color. Maintain consistent moisture and apply organic mulch to support lush growth throughout the season.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.