What is the Drinking Gourd hosta?
Hosta ‘Abiqua Drinking Gourd’ is an extremely distinct cultivar due to the heavily corrugated, deeply cupped and unruly foliage. Hosta ‘Abiqua Drinking Gourd’ sets the standard for deeply cupped leaves! This hosta is slow to reach its mature size but is worth the wait.
How do you take care of a praying hand hosta?
Keep soil moist early in the growing season, but do not overwater. Later in the season, allow soil to dry out between waterings. Dormant hosta require very little water. Severe or prolonged dry conditions, on the other hand, may force hostas into dormancy and can reduce plant size the following year.
How do you take care of a Blue Angel hosta?
Easily grown in evenly moist, organically rich, well-drained soils in part shade to full shade. Best in part shade (some morning sun or sun dappled conditions). Established plants have some tolerance for dry shade (particularly plants with thick leaves), but soils should never be allowed to dry out.
How big does Sum and Substance hosta get?
‘Sum and Substance’ is an immense hosta growing to 30″ high and 60″ in diameter. Features large (20″ x 15″), heart-shaped, thick-textured, glossy yellow leaves which turn golden over time with proper sun exposure and racemes of bell-shaped, fragrant, white flowers on scapes up to 38″.
How big do Drinking Gourd hostas get?
Hosta x ‘Abiqua Drinking Gourd’
| Botanical Pronunciation | HOSS-tuh |
|---|---|
| Average Size at Maturity | Slow growing; forms foliage clump 16 to 18 in. tall, 24 to 36 in. wide. |
| Bloom Time | Summer |
| Deciduous/ Evergreen | Herbaceous |
| Flower Attribute | Showy Flowers |
Does praying hands hosta flower?
Hosta ‘Praying Hands’ (v) is a plant of unidentified parentage and was registered by Gerald Williams of Minnesota in 1996. An unusual plant resembling praying hands….. It produces a medium size, semi-upright mound of foliage with a thin white marginal variegation and lavender flowers on reddish stems.
Do blue hostas spread?
Blue-leaved hostas like well-drained soil with lots of humus. They color best in shade and respond to frequent feeding with organic fertilizer. They multiply easily and spread by rhizomes.
How fast does a blue Angel hosta grow?
Hostas may take 2-5 years to reach their mature size so keep this in mind when planting. Fairly disease resistant but be on the lookout for slug and snails. They can tolerate full shade and black walnut trees.
What is the largest hosta?
Empress Wu’ Hosta
The largest hosta, reaching over 6 feet wide! Massive blue-green foliage. Leathery texture is resistant to slug damage.
How much sun can Sum and Substance hosta?
partial to full shade
Unlike some hostas, which can tolerate sun, Hosta ‘Sum and Substance’ requires partial to full shade, as sun can scorch its leaves and stress the plant, as it needs moist soil. For best results, grow in partial to full shade, in rich, fertile, moist soil or compost.