Hosta 'Golden Tiara' (Plantain lily 'Golden Tiara')

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	Beginner skill rating
	0.5m max. spread
	0.5m max. height
	2-5 years to maturity
	1 hour care per year

Botanical name: Hosta 'Golden Tiara'

Other names: Plantain lily 'Golden Tiara'

Genus: Hosta

Variety or cultivar: 'Golden Tiara' _ 'Golden Tiara' has large heart-shaped leaves boardered in yellow. Deep purple, bell-shaped flowers form in racemes.

Hosta 'Golden Tiara' is: Deciduous

Flower: Dark-purple in Summer

Foliage: Yellow, 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)

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Specific pests: Slugs , Snails , Vine weevil

General care

Pruning: Remove dead foliage when it dies back.. REGISTER to read more...

Propagation methods: Division. REGISTER to read more...

Hosta 'Golden Tiara' (Plantain lily 'Golden Tiara') will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.

Suggested uses: City, Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Beds and borders, Ground Cover, Containers, Underplanting

Cultivation: Plant in fertile and moist, but well-drained, soil. Shelter from any cold or drying winds. Grows best in slightly acid or neutral soils, but also will grow in alkaline soils if enriched. Avoid shallow, chalky soils as these cause leaves to yellow. Parti

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Soil types:	Clay, Loamy
Soil drainage:	Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Soil pH:	Acid, Neutral
Light:	Partial Shade
Aspect:	North, East, West
Exposure:	Sheltered
Hardiness:	Hardy (H4)