Eola Sapphire Hosta
Hosta x 'Eola Sapphire'
Pronunciation: HOSS-tuh
SKU #04147
| Description | A special selection for the shade garden with striking, seersucker-like, metallic blue-green leaves. Larger than others, this dramatic hosta is sure to attract attention. Slender spikes of purple-white flowers appear in summer. The thick, heavily textured foliage is resistant to slug damage. An herbaceous perennial. |
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| Light | Full shade, Partial shade |
| Watering | Keep soil consistently moist but not soggy. |
| Blooms | Summer |
| Mature Size | Moderate growing; forms foliage clump 2 to 3 ft. tall, 4 ft. wide. |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Herbaceous |
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| Special Features | Attracts Hummingbirds, Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care |
| Problems/Solutions | Erosion Control |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Growth Habit | Clumping |
| Flower Attributes | Showy Flowers |
| Landscape Use | Border, Container |
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| Design Ideas | There are many ways to use Hosta in shaded or partially shaded gardens. Try as a groundcover, tightly packed into a mosaic of green, blue-green and variegated foliage. Use as clumps among the acid-loving flowering shrubs and for contrast against the feathery fronds of Fern. They are excellent in shaded rock gardens, on slopes and embankments and low, moist pockets. Later in the season, enjoy the bright flower spikes that add interest and variety to the foliage. |
| Flower Color | Purple |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Companion Plants | Coral Bells (Heuchera); Lungwort (Pulmonaria); Japanese Forest Grass (Hakonechloa); Ligularia (Ligularia); Bleeding Heart (Dicentra) |
| Care | Provide slightly acidic, evenly moist, well-drained, humusy soil. Avoid harsh sun exposures. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish an extensive root system; once established, reduce frequency. Remove old, faded foliage before new leaves emerge in early spring. |
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| Lore | Hosta is also known as plantain lily and is related to a pernicious weed introduced to North America during colonial times. It naturalized so readily Native Americans ma,ed it "white man's foot", claiming it sprang up from every foot print left upon the soil by an immigrant. |
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 3-9
Your USDA Cold Hardiness Zone: 6
Good to grow!
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Lowe's 186 N. Cleveland Massillon Road
Akron, Ohio 44333 -
Dayton Nurseries 3459 Cleve-Mass Road
Norton, Ohio 44203 -
Suncrest Gardens, Inc. 5157 Akron-Cleveland Road
Peninsula, Ohio 44264
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