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Hosta 'Wolverine'

Hosta

Plant Type: Perennial
MORNING sun/AFTERNOON shade to FULL shade

Blue-green foliage with wide, gold margins.The wavy, tapering leaves can measure 10" long. Quickly forms a dense, mound with a cascading habit. Lavender flowers appear on 20" scapes in late summer. This hosta will catch your eye from quite a distance. Hostas are exceedingly popular perennials in today's gardens due to their versatility in the landscape. Their subtle colors, tall flower scapes, and broad, coarse leaves fill a niche in garden designs that few other plants can achieve. Their large leaves provide excellent coverage for dying bulb foliage. Hostas also grow well in city environments where the air may be polluted by car exhaust, etc.


Height

15-18"

Spread

40"

Landscape Application:

Hostas provide texture and contrast to the shade garden: specimen, group, edging, groundcover.

Hosta 'Wolverine' Plant Care:

Prefers richly organic, well drained, consistently moist soil.

USDA Hardiness Zone: Zone 3 (-40/-30F)

Hosta Characteristics & Attributes

Season of Interest
Mid Season (May - June)
Late Season (July - frost)
Soil Moisture Needs

Moderate soil moisture.

Moderate
Special Benefits
Cut Flower / or Foliage
Nature Attraction
Hummingbirds

Hosta Additional Information

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