Hosta ‘Thunderbolt’

 

A vigorous sport of H. sieboldiana ‘Elegans’; possibly a tetraploid. Rubbery, corrugated, blue-green leaves have a narrow, yellow thunderbolt down the centre; this flash turns creamy-white by midsummer. Near-white flowers appear on 26 inch scapes in midsummer

Common Name:  Plantain Lily

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Zone Hardiness:  3-9

Light:  Part Shade Full Shade Part Sun

Height:  12-24"

Width:  2-3'

Primary Bloom Colour:  White/Cream

Secondary Bloom Colour:  Purple

Class:  Deciduous

Type:  Perennial

Bloom Time:  Summer

Soil Moisture:  Average, Moist

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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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