Hosta ‘Saint Elmo’s Fire’
Hosta 'Saint Elmo's Fire' is a plantain lily with lavender flowers and variegated yellow to green foliage with white margins.
Hosta ‘Saint Elmo’s Fire’ is a medium-sized plantain lily appreciated for its bright yellow, white-margined, young foliage that ages to lime green. In bright light the leaves can lighten back towards yellow through summer or remain light green with its white margins in shadier conditions. Leaves become lightly corrugated on established plants. Mounds will reach 18 inches tall with a 45 inch spread. Pale lavender flowers emerge in midsummer on 24 inch tall scapes. Awesome as a focal point, understory plant, mass-planted ground cover, and in the container. Tolerates heavy shade and proximity to black walnuts. Attracts hummingbirds and bees.
Common Name: Plantain Lily
Family: Asparagaceae (The Asparagus Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3-9
Light: Full Shade, Part Shade
Height: 8-12"
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Lavender
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Bloom Time: Summer
Foliage Colour: Variegated - Cream/White, Bluish
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Hummingbirds, Bees
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat:
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Geographical Origin: Asia - China and Japan, Garden Origin
