Mini Skirt – Dwarf Hosta

$12.00

Hosta Mini Skirt – Dwarf – PP26743. 5″ tall, 13″ spread, pale lavender flowers, part-full shade. The cute, dense mound of ruffled, blue-green foliage features wide creamy yellow margins. The heat of summer will lighten the center to green and the edge to creamy white. Even the flowers are adorable, hovering just above the foliage in a pale shade of lavender with deeper purple stripes!

Attracts hummingbirds. Zones 3-9. Bareroot & wrapped in high quality gardening mix.

278 in stock

Hostas grow best in moist, well-drained, highly organic soils with a pH between 5.5 and 7.5. Sandy loam is better than clay because it provides more aeration for the roots. High-filtered or dappled sunlight is necessary for clean, healthy growth. Morning sun is tolerable and will help to intensify the leaf colors, but hot afternoon sun is usually deadly to hostas. They are most at home in shady, woodland settings and often work well as specimen or edging plants.

Especially in northern zones, hostas should be mulched with a layer of finely shredded organic material to prevent heaving in the winter. Mulch is beneficial because it retains moisture around the plant’s roots, but it is also the ideal place for slugs to hide. Watch for holes in the center of the leaves. If they are present, so are slugs. Applying a slug bait in early spring when new shoots are beginning to emerge will help to reduce the slug population. After a few years when plants are firmly established, the mulch can be removed completely, which should eliminate the slug problem altogether. Also be sure to clean all hosta foliage out of the garden in early winter after the plants have gone dormant. By doing so, you will be ridding the area of the eggs of slugs and other leaf-eating insects.

Garden Style:
Asian, Cottage, Eclectic, Formal, Woodland Shade
Other Features:
Border Plant, Cut Foliage, Easy To Grow, Attractive Foliage, Mass Planting, Specimen, Focal Point

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