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Hosta 'Night Before Christmas'

Hosta 'Night Before Christmas' (Plantain Lily)
 

Common Name

Plantain Lily
 

Soil

Moist but not wet
 

Aspect

Sun or partial shade
 

Height

18 inches high x 30 inches wide
 

Action and Timing

White leaves with wide irregular margins of dark olive jetting streaks into the centre. The satiny leaves have widely spaced veins and edges that are rippled, undulating, and twisting. The white colour goes deep into the length of the stem which is outlined with dark green. Flowers are lavender.
 

Nursery Notes

Propagate by division only, will form good mounds of semi upright habit reasonably quickly. Most available plants are tissue cultured today.
 

Opinion

A splendid hosta with strength and vigour and is quite fantastic contrasted against blue forms.
 

This plant was added to the database on 18th December, 2009.

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