Buy Hosta sieboldiana online A rather large and very dramatic clump-forming Hosta from Japan growing up to 1m high with a spread of 1.2m or more wide with very sculptural rounded heart-shaped, heavily puckered and veined greyish blue leaves from 25-50 cm long. In summer, pale greyish lilac, bell-shaped flowers appear fading to white with age, on 1m tall leafy stems which ,
fade to white with age. After flowering the seed pods split into tiny, star-like segments which are rather attractive
Huge, sculptural, corrugated grey-blue leaves are topped with spikes of trumpet-shaped flowers of the palest lilac in July and August. The striking leaves of this plaintain lily make a dramatic full stop at a woodland edge, where they contrast beautifully with ferns and other foliage plants. Once established, its layers of leaves will suppress weeds, too.
Common Name: Originally known as Funkia. Plantain lily
Latin Name: Hosta sieboldiana var. elegans
Tenderness Rating: Hardy
Ease of growing: Easy
Position: Full shade to dappled or full sun if regularly watered
Soil Condition: Fertile, moist, well-drained soil
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Buy Hosta sieboldiana online ( Hosta sieboldiana var. elegans )
This majestic and fairly tough clump forming palm grows up to 4m tall in its native habitats, though much less in the British Isles. My tallest plant is just over 2m tall after about 15 years and unusual for this palm single trunked as they are usually more shrub-like clumping palm, with several trunks growing from a single base. It is a very drought tolerant palm, with fan-shaped leaves up to 61cm (24in) in width and length and is deeply divided into multiple segments that are themselves split at the tip on spiny stems.
