Fortunei Hyacinthina Hosta is a shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for its large attractive basal foliage that emerges blue-green and matures to gray green with a very fine white margin. The bell-like pale lavender flowers raise up in terminals from the rootstalk above the mound in mid-summer attracting butterflies. Best bloom in partial sun and moist well-drained soils. Fortunei Hyacinthina is highly slug resistant.
Syn. with Hosta fortunei var. hyacinthina.
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Height: |
1' - 1.5' |
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Spread: |
1.5' - 2’ |
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Spacing: |
2’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
3 - 8 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Purple |
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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, Rock Gardens, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Japanese Forest Grass, Columbine, Painted Fern
IMAGES: Danny Steaven, Flower011, CC BY 1.0, (2) Sten Porse, Hosta fortunei1Sten Porse, CC BY-SA 3.0, (3) Danny Steaven, Flower013, CC BY 1.0, (4) Photo by David J. Stang, Hosta fortunei Hyacinthina 2zz, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown
