Botanical Name: Common Names:
Hosta hybrida Blue Mouse Ears Plantain Lily,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
TBA Clumping, Rounded
Description:
Attractive shade loving perennial with curled heart-shaped blue foliage and clusters of mauve flowers that sit above the leaves in Summer. This plant has a mounding habit with spreading leaves. Fantastic indoor feature plant. Grows approx. 20cm tall x 30cm wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
<15cm <30cm
Position: Soil Type:
Semi Shade, Shade Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Groundcover, Indoor Plant, Mass Planting, Shady Garden, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free, Snails And Slugs
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Asparagaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Blue
Flower Colour: Blue, Purple
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Slow
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Tender
Wind: Low
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