Hosta 'Empress Wu'
Empress Wu Hosta
- 15 available.
- Delivery ONLY to Metro Atlanta & Athens within 5-7 business days
- Pickup in 3-5 business days from our Design Studio in Chamblee (Fri 3pm-7pm)
- Guaranteed locally grown
Empress Wu Hosta is a large shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for its foliage. The huge 2 foot green basal leaves lose their waxy coating and blue tint as they mature, and are deeply veined and corrugated. Small bell-like pale reddish-violet 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.
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Type: |
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Height: |
4' - 5' |
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Spread: |
6' - 8’ |
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Spacing: |
7’ |
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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: Columbine, Lungwort, Bleeding Heart
IMAGE: Photos by Proven Winners, Shadowland® 'Empress Wu'
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.