Hosta 'Empress Wu'
(Plantain Lily)
Family - Asparagaceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer
Hardiness - H7
Height - 1m
Width - 1m
Location - The Cool Garden
Description: A clump-forming, herbaceous Perennial with a mound forming habit. Large, handsome leaves are a rich shade of blue-green to dark green and are ovate to heart-shaped. The leaves can become quite large and can potentially reach 45cm in length. Tubluar, bell-shaped flowers are a pale shade of lavender and held in vertical Racemes above the foliage. The flowers are produced from mid to late summer. Excellent for use as cut flowers and attractive to pollinators.
Flower:
Tubular bell-shaped flowers are a pale shade of lavender. The blooms are held in vertical racemes above the foliage and are produced in July and August.
Flower colour: Purple
Flower shape: Tubular bell-shaped flowers held in racemes
Flowering time: July, August
Foliage:
Large, blue-green to dark green leaves are ovate to Cordate in shape. Each leaf can reach 45cm in length. The leaves are held in mounds at the base of the plant.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Ovate, cordate
Pest and Diseases:
Protect from slugs.
Propagation:
Plant Breeders' Rights (PBR). Unlicensed propagation for sale is prohibited.
Cultivation:
Best in partial shade to shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.