Hosta sieboldiana var.elegans
(Giant Blue Hosta )
Family - Asparagaceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Raised in Germany
Discovered By - Raised by Georg Arends, plant breeder
Year of Introduction - 1905
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer
Hardiness - H7
Height - 75cm
Width - 1m
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: Clump-forming herbaceous Perennial that forms a dense mound of basal foliage. Large, corrugated, heart-shaped leaves are an attractive shade of blue-grey. Each leaf can reach to 30cm in length. Upright Racemes of palest lavender, nearly white, bell-shaped flowers are produced in early summer and are excellent for use as cut flowers.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Synonym - Hosta 'Elegans'
Additional common name - Plantain Lily 'Elegans'
Flower:
Palest lavender, very nearly white, tubular bell-shaped flowers are produced in upright racemes in June.
Flower colour: Purple, white
Flower shape: Tubular bell-shaped flowers in racemes
Flowering time: June
Foliage:
Large, corrugated, vivid blue-grey leaves are Cordate in shape and can reach up to 30cm in length. The foliage sometimes develops more green shades in the summer if conditions are warm and bright.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Cordate
Pest and Diseases:
Protect from slugs and snails.
Propagation:
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture retentive, but well drained soil.
