Twilight Hosta is a compact shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for its foliage. The large heart-shaped basal leaves are vibrant dark green with bold irregular golden margins. Small bell-like lavender flowers raise up in terminals from the rootstalk above the mound in mid summer attracting butterflies and pollinators. Best color in partial sun and moist well-drained soils. Twilight is slug resistant.
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Origins: |
H. fortunei 'Aureomarginata' Sport |
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Height: |
1' - 2' |
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Spread: |
2' - 2.5’ |
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Spacing: |
2’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
3 - 9 |
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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, Naturalized Areas, Rock Gardens, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Painted Fern, Lungwort, Columbine
IMAGES: Photoset by Ball Seed, Twilight Hosta, (2) Photo by David J. Stang, Hosta Twilight 1zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Photoset by F. D. Richards, Hosta 'Twilight', 2015 (1)+(2)
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
