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Victory Plantain Lily

Hosta x 'Victory'

Sku #9313

This majestic giant will need room to reach its full potential, with huge leaves and distinctive variegation that makes your landscape a triumph! An attention-grabbing specimen quality hosta with shiny green leaves that have a dramatic grooved texture and showy lavender midsummer flowers. An herbaceous perennial. 2015 Host of the Year.

  • Light Needs
    Full shade to filtered sun

    Light Needs

  • Water Needs
    Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat or containers.
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Key Feature
Dramatic Foliage Color
Light Needs
Full shade to filtered sun
Landscape Uses
Border, Container, Cutting Garden, Erosion Control, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Mass Planting, Specimen, 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
Growth habit:Spreading
Growth rate:Moderate
Average landscape size:Reaches 28 to 32 in. tall, 38 to 46 in. wide; flowers to 48 in. tall.
Special features:Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Gift Plant
Foliage color:Variegated
Blooms:Summer
Flower color:Violet-blue
Flower attributesShowy Flowers
Garden styleAsian/Zen, Contemporary, Cottage, Rustic, Tropical
Companion PlantsCoral Bells (Heuchera); Ligularia (Ligularia); Lungwort (Pulmonaria); Mukdenia (Mukdenia); 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 root system; once established, reduce frequency. Remove old, faded foliage before new leaves emerge in early spring. Divide every 2 to 3 years in early spring.
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This Plant’s Growing Zones: 3 - 8

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