Description
Hosta draws the eye with its thick textured leaves whether it be plain or patterned with splashes, blotches or streaks of a contrasting colour. Foliage colours can range from a pale green to a bold green-blue. Sometimes the pale mauve flowering stalks are sweetly fragrant.
- Seed Count: 20-25
- Collection Date: Oct 2025
- Hardiness Zone: 4-9
- Height and Width 45 cm x clump
- Preferred conditions: Prefers evenly moist soil for best growth. Acidic humus rich soil. Needs water in summer.
- Germination test type: cut
- Family:
How to germinate Hosta seeds:
Seedlings detest small containers as roots/developing roots need to expand. Use a well draining gritty medium. Sow thinly. Barely cover seed with a scant layer of grit as light is needed for germination. Mist well and mist daily. A clear well fitting plastic cover to maintain humidity enhances success. Should germinate in 21-35 days given gentle warmth of 25-28C. Leave seedlings be until they’re sturdy enough to handle. Can grow in pots for first year until ready for the garden. Don’t let medium to dry out. Very rewarding. Protect from deer and slugs.
