Paradigm Hosta is a large shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for its foliage. The corrugated heart-shaped basal foliage has golden green centers and blue-green streaked margins. The colors intensive in summer. Small bell-like pale lavender to near white flowers raise up on scapes in mid summer attracting butterflies and pollinators. Best color in partial sun and moist well-drained soils. Paradigm has good resistance to slug damage.
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Height: |
1.5' - 2' |
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Spread: |
3.5' - 4’ |
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Spacing: |
3.5’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
3 - 8 |
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Bloom Color: |
Purple/White |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Snails and slugs can cause severe problems if left unchecked. Foliar nematodes can cause interveinal browning. Plants infected with Hosta Virus X (HVX), tobacco rattle virus or tomato ring spot virus should be immediately removed from garden areas and destroyed. Otherwise, little to no problems.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Rock Gardens, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Columbine, Lungwort, Bleeding Heart
IMAGES: Hardyplants, Hosta paradigm mid spring, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Максим Улитин, Ostankinsky District, Moscow, Russia - panoramio (101), CC BY 3.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
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