Hosta ventricosa ~ Blue Plantain Lily-ServeScape
Hosta ventricosa ~ Blue Plantain Lily-ServeScape
Hosta ventricosa ~ Blue Plantain Lily-ServeScape
Hosta ventricosa ~ Blue Plantain Lily-ServeScape
Hosta ventricosa ~ Blue Plantain Lily-ServeScape
Hosta ventricosa ~ Blue Plantain Lily-ServeScape

Hosta ventricosa

Blue Plantain Lily

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**Dormancy Note - This plant may be currently dormant for the fall/winter! It is still available for purchase! Your delivered plant may be dormant, or showing very little top growth. However, you can still plant! These plants are putting all their energy into root production, so they will be ready to thrive in the spring! If you have any issues with your plant the following peak season, you can fill out our return request form to request a replacement plant.

Blue Plantain Lily is a shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for its attractive foliage.  The large dark green basal leaves have widely spaced veining, wavy margins and develop strong ribbing as they mature.  Small bell-like purple flowers raise up on pale green scapes in late summer attracting butterflies and pollinators.  Best color in partial sun and moist well-drained soils.  

Type: 

Perennial

Height: 

2' - 3'

Spread: 

2' - 3’

Spacing: 

2.5’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

3 - 8

Culture: 

Part Sun, Full Shade

Bloom Color: 

Purple

Season of Interest: 

Summer

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:  Photo by  Michelle oshen, Hosta ventricos, (2) Jelonowitz, Funkia rozdęta, CC BY-SA 4.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.

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Hosta ventricosa ~ Blue Plantain Lily-ServeScape

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