Hosta, Sum and Substance
Plantain lily
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Plant Types & Availability - More information
Pg = Pot Grown
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One of the largest of all hostas with corrugated, bright, shining lime-green leaves, glaucous beneath, up to 60cm (2ft) across, which are thick and resistant to slug and snail damage. Tall elegant spikes of pale lavender, bell-shaped flowers reaching 1.2m (4ft) in summer. Plant out of strong winds or the mid-day sun.
Hostas make ideal ground cover plants for sun or partial shade and once established can be left undisturbed for years. The variegated varieties keep their colouring better if planted in semi-shade. They thrive in well-drained but moisture retentive soils and this should be enriched with well rotted compost or leaf-mould. The foliage is most attractive and in the summer the plants are crowned with racemes of nodding trumpet-like flowers which are attractive to bees and other pollinating insects. They are also good planted in pots and containers and can brighten up a shady area its bright lime-green foliage. The foliage will die down in the winter then re-shoot in the spring. Height & Spread: 60-90 x 150-180cm (2-3 x 5-6ft)
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Hosta, Sum and Substance is available as:
Pg = Pot Grown
Pot Grown Plants
These are normally sold in small 9cm wide pots, unless a different pot size is shown (where the pot size is shown in litres). Pot grown plants can be planted at any time of the year.
Availability
Pot Grown are generally available all year.
If a plant is currently out of stock because it is out of season (for example, bare rooted plants in summer) or we have sold out but we are expecting more to be available you can pre-order the plant. We only charge credit/debit cards when an order is despatched, not when an order is placed.