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Hosta 'Niagara Falls'

Hosta 'Niagara Falls' (Plantain Lily)
 

Common Name

Plantain Lily
 

Soil

Fertile and moist but not wet
 

Aspect

Light to full shade all day
 

Height

30 inches wide x 20 inches high
 

Action and Timing

An open spreading mound of slightly glaucous dark green leaves, each 15 inches long by 9 inches wide (38 x 22 cm) they have a delightful deeply veined structure and rippled edge. Flowers reach up to 4ft and are a very pale violet.
 

Nursery Notes

Conditions of shade bring the best out of this hosta, propagate by division, though seed would be interesting if only to see what you might get, especially if other hostas around to provide some breeding stock.
 

Opinion

Handsome hosta that I planted next to a small waterfall....the clue is in the name.....Now I feel like a twat.
 

This plant was added to the database on 17th December, 2009.

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