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Beginner
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1m
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1m
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2-5 years
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Hosta sieboldiana var. elegans
Other names: Giant blue hosta, Hosta glauca, Hosta 'Blue Angel', Hosta 'Robusta', Hosta 'Elegans'
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Genus: Hosta
Species: H. sieboldiana var. elegans - H. sieboldiana var. elegans is a clump-forming perennial with large, rounded, heart-shaped, grey-blue leaves and spikes of lilac-tinged, trumpet-shaped, white flowers in late summer.
Hosta sieboldiana var. elegans is: Deciduous
Flower: White, Pale-purple in Summer
Foliage: Silvery-grey, Blue in Summer
Habit: Clump-forming
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Plant with:
Pulmonaria 'Sissinghurst White' (Lungwort 'Sissinghurst White'), Carex elata 'Aurea' (Bowles' golden sedge), Epimedium x perralchicum (Barrenwort), Carex panicea (Carnation sedge), Carex siderosticha 'Variegata' (Variegated creeping broad-leaved sedge ), Carex pseudocyperus (Cyperus sedge), Viola cornuta (Horned pansy), Viburnum plicatum 'Grandiflorum' (Japanese snowball 'Grandiflorum')
Hosta sieboldiana var. elegans (Giant blue hosta) 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: 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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Partial Shade |
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North, East, West |
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Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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