Golden Prayers Hosta

Hosta x 'Golden Prayers'

Sku #4177

Dramatically textured, golden yellow foliage retains its color even in the shade! Handsome, pale lavender flowers are displayed on 18-inch stalks in summer. Thrives in dappled morning sun to shade, protected from harsh sun exposures. This popular selection is terrific in containers. An herbaceous perennial.

Light Needs

Full to partial shade

Light Needs
Water Needs

Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat or containers.
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Key Feature

Dramatic Dwarf Plant

Light Needs

Full to partial shade

Landscape Uses

Border, Container, Edging, Erosion Control, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Ground Cover, Mass Planting, Woodland Garden

Watering Needs:Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat or containers.

Botanical Pronunciation:HOSS-tuh

Plant type:Perennial

Deciduous/evergreen:Herbaceous

Sunset climate zones:1 - 10, 14 - 21

Growth rate:Moderate

Average landscape size:Moderate growing; forms foliage clump only 1 ft. tall, 2 ft. wide.

Special features:Attracts Hummingbirds, Dramatic Foliage Color, Dwarf Plant, Easy Care, Gift Plant

Foliage color:Yellow

Blooms:Summer

Flower color:Purple

Garden styleAsian/Zen, Contemporary, Cottage, Rustic

Design IdeasThis is a great mound of gorgeous yellow-variegated leaves that turn the darkest corner into a fountain of light. Use as scattered relief amidst darker Hosta or other evergreen groundcover. Its coloring is a great accent between flowering shrubs or among Ferns.

Companion PlantsCoral Bells (Heuchera); Columbine (Aquilegia); Lenten Rose (Helleborus);Anemone (Anemone); Bleeding Heart (Dicentra)

Care

Care Information

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.Pruning time: divide every 2 to 3 years in early spring..

History & Lore

History:

The genus Hosta contains over 40 species mostly native to China and Japan. H. plantaginea is the ancestor of most modern hybrids, introduced from China by French botanist, Lamarck. This plant was a seedling of H. x 'Golden Waffles' developed by Aden in 1976.

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