How to tend a Hosta plantaginea
Also known as: Saussurea japonica Maxim., Hemerocallis alba Andrews, Hemerocallis cordata Cav., Hemerocallis japonica Thunb., Hemerocallis plantaginea Lam., Hosta japonica Tratt., Niobe plantaginea (Lam.) Nash, Niobe cordifolia Salisb., Saussurea plantaginea (Lam.) Kuntze, Saussurea japonica (Thunb.) Kuntze, Funkia alba (Andrews) Sweet, Funkia cordata Siebold ex Steud., Funkia grandiflora Siebold & Zucc., Funkia japonica (Thunb.) Druce, Funkia legendrei H.Lév., Funkia subcordata Spreng., Hosta plantaginea f. stenantha F.Maek., Hosta plantaginea var. japonica Kikuchi & F.Maek., Hosta sieboldiana var. bracteata Miq., Funkia japonica var. subcordata (Spreng.) Lilja, Hosta plantaginea f. grandiflora (Siebold & Zucc.) Asch. & Graebn., Hosta plantaginea f. aphrodite F.Maek.
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Likes wet environments, water thoroughly when soil is dry, may spray water on the leaves in summer, water less frequently in winter
Sunlight
Likes shade, can put in places with bright scattered light
Soil
Peat or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply once every 1-2 months in spring and autumn
Pruning
Remove old, diseased, dead leaves and withered flowers timely
About this plant
- Origin
- Asia
- Category
- Liliaceae, Hosta
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height ⥠15 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period July-September, viewing period 1-2 weeks
- Flower colors
- white or light purple
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