Hosta ‘Hadspen Blue’

 

Powdery steel blue leaves retain their colour all summer long; one of the best blues ever developed. Thick, cupped, heavily textured leaves are slug resistant. Forms a nice rounded mound of foliage. Pale lavender flowers are displayed just above the foliage on 18 inch scapes in midsummer. Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens.

Common Name:  Plantain Lily

Family:  

Zone Hardiness:  3-9

Light:  Part Shade, Full Shade

Height:  12-24"

Width:  12-24"

Primary Bloom Colour:  Purple

Secondary Bloom Colour:  

Bloom Time:  Summer

Foliage Colour:  Bluish

Class:  Deciduous

Type:  Perennial

Soil Moisture:  Average, Moist

Stem Colour:  

Fragrance:  No

Berries:  

Benefits:  

Deer Resistant:  Unknown

BC Native:  No

Native Habitat:  Forests, grassy slopes and rocky places from near sea level to 2200 metres.

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Geographical Origin:  Asia - China and Japan, Garden Origin