Hosta 'Devon Green' (Plantain Lily)

£9.49

Position: cool shade Soil: best growth results are achieved in moist, fertile soil
Rate of growth: average
Flowering period: pale lilac flowers appear in August and last for several weeks
Other features: foliage cuts well for floral arrangement Hardiness: fully hardy
Almost exclusively shade-lovers, Hostas are principally grown for their valuable foliage detail over the spring and summer months. Their planting versatility enables use as ground cover in a border, or as an understorey to shrubby plantings, or equally they make handsome specimens to grace a garden planter. Hosta 'Devon Green' is a chance sport of Hosta 'Halcyon', forming dense, medium sized hummocks of heart-shaped leaves. Being dark in colour, their highly glossy surface throws into relief the distinct mid rib veining. Lily-like flowers of pale lilac appear in high summer.Garden care:Surround plants with a ring of crushed eggshells to offer protection from slug damage.

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