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Quite dwarf for a Hosta, the foliage clumps reach only to 8 to 12 inches tall by 12 to 16 inches wide. The green heart-shaped leaves exhibit a brilliant golden margin. Showy summer bloom on 24-inch spikes are deep lavender. Partial sun to full shade. Herbaceous. Tissue culture.

Performance and Requirements

Light needs: Partial to full shade

Watering Needs: Needs wet or constantly moist soil.

Pruning Time: No Value

Growth Rate: Moderate Growing

Growth Habit: Clumping

Design Information

Companion Plants

GINKO CRAIG PLANTAIN LILY
Hosta x 'Ginko Craig'

PLUM PASSION^® HEAVENLY BAMBOO
Nandina domestica 'Monum' P.P.# 12069

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Companion Plants (Description): Grow this bright, short Hosta in the front of your beds and combine with other short Hosta for a beautiful ground cover. It`s in scale with the lively Ginko Craig Plantain Lily (Hosta x `Ginko Craig`) and Kikutii Pruinosa Plantain Lily (Hosta x `Kikutii Pruinosa`). For Asian-inspired composition, group with White Striped Dwarf Bamboo (Sasaella masumuneana albostriata) and Plum PassionTM Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina domestica `Monum`).

Design Styles: This is a brilliant yellow-variegated Hosta that produces an abundance of lovely purple flowers. Brightens the shadiest corner of small city gardens. Use as scattered relief amidst darker Hosta or other evergreen ground cover. Very lively when planted in ceramic pots with cobalt blue glazes or patterns.

Care Information

Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. For a neat appearance, remove old foliage before new leaves emerge. Divide clumps every 2 to 3 years in early spring.

Background Information

History: The genus Hostacontains over forty different species mostly native to China and Japan. H. plantaginea, from which most ofour modern hybrids descend reached Europe in the 1780s. It was first introducced from China by French botanist, Lamarck. Much breeding has produced a huge range of platns with a variety of qualities. The gold coloring suggest parentage includes H. fortunei, which variegation may also point to H. undulata of Japan.

Lore: Hosta is the grown up cousin to the plantain weed, which came to America with colonials. It naturalized so easily that Native American's claimed it sprang up wherever the white man walked.

Botanical Pronunciation: HOS-tuh HIB-rid

Catalog Description: Quite dwarf for a Hosta, the foliage clumps reach only to 8 to 12 inches tall by 12 to 16 inches wide. The green heart-shaped leaves exhibit a brilliant golden margin. Showy summer bloom on 24-inch spikes are deep lavender. Partial sun to full shade. Herbaceous. Tissue culture.