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Beginner
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1m
max. spread |
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1m
max. height |
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2-5 years
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Hosta 'Frances Williams'
Other names: Plantain lily 'Frances Williams', Hosta 'Yellow Edge', Hosta 'Golden Circles', Hosta 'Eldorado'
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Genus: Hosta
Variety or cultivar: 'Frances Williams' _ 'Frances Williams' has heart-shaped, puckered and veined grey-green leaves with wide yellow-green edges. Pale lilac flowers form in compact racemes.
Hosta 'Frances Williams' is: Deciduous
Flower: Pale-purple in Summer
Foliage: Green, Yellow, Grey-green in Summer
Habit: Clump-forming
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Plant with:
Angelica archangelica (Angelica), Astilbe x arendsii 'Brautschleier' (Astilbe 'Brautschleier'), Athyrium filix-femina (Lady fern), Astilbe x crispa 'Perkeo' (Astilbe 'Perkeo'), Astilbe 'Bronce Elegans' (Astilbe 'Bronce Elegans'), Astilbe x arendsii 'Fanal' (Astilbe 'Fanal'), Athyrium filix-femina subsp. angustum f. rubellum 'Lady in Red' (Lady fern 'Lady in Red'), Athyrium vidalii (Vidal's lady fern), Dennstaedtia punctilobula (North American hay-scented fern), Athyrium filix-femina 'Frizelliae' (Tatting fern), Athyrium otophorum var. okanum (Eared lady fern)
Hosta 'Frances Williams' (Plantain lily 'Frances Williams') will reach a height of 1m and a spread of 1m after 2-5 years.
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Suggested uses: City, Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Beds and borders, Ground Cover, Containers, Underplanting
Cultivation: Best planted in fertile, moist, well-drained soil protected from cold, dry winds. Prefers slightly acid or neutral soils, but will also grow in alkaline soils if enriched. Shallow, chalky soils can cause leaves to yellow. Grows best in partial shade, 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 |
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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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