Add a new variety to a hosta collection! You can also plant one type in large quantities as a ground cover, or enjoy hostas as an accent to other neighboring perennials in the woodland garden.
Hosta 'A Many-Splendored Thing'
Plantain Lily
Tips for Homeowners:
Fertilize in the spring if needed. Apply deterrent if deer are a problem.
Rate this Plant:
This hosta has a unique wrinkled look and color on rounded leaves.
- Leaves are large and rounded
- Bumpy and slightly cupped foliage
- Blue-green with wide gold borders
Height: 18-20 in
Spread: 36-40 in
Zone: 3-8
Color: Lavender
Interesting Notes about Plantain Lily:
Hostas are wonderful plants for the shady garden. You can plant them in more sun for more flowers, but in the heat of the summer they will need extra water to keep from getting scorched.
Characteristics & Attributes
Attributes:
- Ground Cover
- Cut Flower/ Foliage
- Low Maintenance
- Great Foliage
- Border or Bed
- Drought Tolerant
- Mass Planting
- Container
- Summer Bloomer
- Specimen
Foliage Color:
- Gold
- Blue
- Green
Exposure:
- Partial Sun
- Full Shade
Habit:
- Mounding
Season of Interest (Flowering):
- Summer
Soil Moisture:
- Moist, Well-Drained
- Average Water