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Beginner
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0.5m
max. spread |
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0.9m
max. height |
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2-5 years
to maturity |
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Hosta 'Christmas Tree'
Other names: Plantain lily 'Christmas Tree'
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Genus: Hosta
Variety or cultivar: 'Christmas Tree' _ 'Christmas Tree' is a medium sized, mounding, deciduous perennial with large, corrugated, rounded leaves of deep green with creamy margins and vestigial leaves that rise up the bloom spike giving it a conical shape like a Christmas tree. In summer it has lavender flowers followed by attractive seedpods.
Hosta 'Christmas Tree' is: Deciduous
Flower: White, Pale-lavender in Summer
Foliage: Green, Cream, Yellow in Spring; Yellow, Green, Cream in Summer
Habit: Clump-forming
Hosta 'Christmas Tree' (Plantain lily 'Christmas Tree') will reach a height of 0.9m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
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Suggested uses: City, Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Beds and borders, Ground Cover, Containers, Underplanting
Cultivation: Plant in fertile and moist, but well-drained, soil sheltered from cold, dry winds. Grows well in slightly acid or neutral soils, but will also grow in alkaline soils if enriched. Shallow, chalky soils can cause leaves to yellow. Partial shade is best, but
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Clay, Loamy |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Neutral |
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| Light: |
Partial Shade, Full Shade |
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| Aspect: |
North, East, West |
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| Exposure: |
Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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