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Hosta kikuttii var. yakushimensis

Hosta (Medium)

Plant Type:

HOSTA

Hosta kikuttii var. yakushimensis (ex: Jonathan Lehrer) – In warmer climates down south this species Hosta from Japan is purportedly a semi-evergreen plant. Leaves are heavy-textured and resplendently dark green. Hosta kikuttii var. yakushimensis is very handsome. Very late season spidery, lavender flowers crowded onto bronze-purple stems arise and open in late September and October for us in northeastern Connecticut. Definitely a collector plant and should be of great interest to southern gardeners. And its lovely very late season floral display should make Hosta kikuttii var. yakushimensis of interest to every gardener with a shady woodland realm in their keep.


 


More About Hosta kikuttii var. yakushimensis

  • Size Classification: Medium

Zone:

(3?)4 to 9
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Characteristics and Attributes for Hosta kikuttii var. yakushimensis

Nature Attraction

  • Hummingbirds
  • Honey Bees & Native Bees

Light

  • Morning Sun / Afternoon Shade
  • Dappled Shade
  • Shade

Soil

  • Draining
  • Fertile
  • Woodland

Origins

  • Japan

Propagated By

  • Division

Genus Overview: Hosta

Common Name: Hosta


Hosta. Hosta is a staple for shade gardeners. Hostas prefer open to dappled shade conditions. Early morning or late day sun is generally acceptable. The exception to the rule (and it seems in the plant world there is always at least one exception to the rule!) is Hosta plantaginea which requires more sun for flowering to occur. Hostas can fill a midsummer’s day dream with spikes of lavender, purple and white blossoms, some fragrant. There are growers and collectors who dislike hosta flowers though I find this a curious affectation; I am personally grateful for perennials of easy disposition that so readily bloom, carefree, adorning and lighting the woodland garden during a period that might otherwise be a flowerless void. Flower your garden! Dig in. Have fun. Hostas prefer fertile draining soil with many demonstrating moderate drought tolerance once established. Many of the following are offered as pot-grown divisions of our stock plants. Others are from tissue culture. For Hosta there are several different size charts available that can be found on line with some digging. Of course, some plants straddle these arbitrary determinations. We are using the following classification...

Mature Heights:

Miniature: less than 6 inches

Small: 6 - 12 inches

Medium: 12 - 18 inches

Large: 18 - 24 inches

Very Large: 24+ inches

Please note that if Hosta is purchased in our autumn shipping windows they will arrive cutback and ready for the long winter's nap.