Light Needs
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.
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Light Needs
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Water NeedsWater 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
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 habit:Spreading
Growth rate:Moderate
Average landscape size:Foliage reaches 28 to 32 in. tall, 38 to 46 in. wide; blooms reach 48 in. tall.
Special features:Attracts Hummingbirds, 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
Companion PlantsCoral Bells (Heuchera); Ligularia (Ligularia); Lungwort (Pulmonaria); Mukdenia (Mukdenia); Bleeding Heart (Dicentra)
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..Write a Review
This Plant's Growing Zones:
3 - 8
