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Hosta 'Devon Green'

plantain lily

plantain lily

Position: partial shade
Soil: best growth results are achieved in moist, fertile soil
Rate of growth: average
Flowering period: pale lilac flowers appear in August and last for several weeks
Hardiness: fully hardy

Almost exclusively shade-lovers, hostas are principally grown for their valuable foliage detail over the spring and summer months. Their planting versatility enables use as ground cover in a border, or as an understorey to shrubby plantings, or equally they make handsome specimens to grace a garden planter. Hosta 'Devon Green' is a chance sport of Hosta 'Halcyon', forming dense, medium sized hummocks of heart-shaped leaves. Being dark in colour, their highly glossy surface throws into relief the distinct mid rib veining. Lily-like flowers of pale lilac appear in high summer.
Garden care: Surround plants with a ring of crushed eggshells to offer protection from slug damage.