Hosta 'First Blush' Plantain Lily

A Cold Hardy, Red-Leafed Plantain Lily
$30.95
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SKU
29162
Item Form
Bareroot

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Features to Note

Zone

3 - 9

Mature Height

14 IN

Mature Width

2.3 Feet

Light Requirements

Part Shade

Moisture Requirements

Moist, well-drained

Soil Tolerance

Clay

Zone Compatibility

This Variety's Zone Range
3 - 9
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Description

A medium-sized, red-leafed variety, Hosta 'First Blush' is an herbaceous rhizomatous perennial offering 3 seasons of interest. Grown for its dramatic ornamental foliage, Hosta 'First Blush' has broad, heart-shaped, bright green leaves with thin red margins and red petioles that extend into the leaf blade. The leaves emerge yellowish green in spring with a strong rosy blush between the veins, which remains until late summer heat. Funnel-shaped purple-pink flowers, borne on long purplish red scapes, bloom midsummer, attracting butterflies and hummingbirds. The flowers make nice additions to floral arrangements.

A Hosta hybrid, commonly called hosta or plantain lily, Hosta 'First Blush' has a compact, symmetrical, mounding habit and a fast growth rate. Hosta is a highly versatile plant, shown to best effect when grouped or massed in beds and borders. But it also makes a lovely specimen or container plant as well as nice edging.

Cold hardy, easy to grow, low maintenance, and very adaptable, Hosta 'First Blush' grows best in dappled to full shade locations with rich, moist, well-draining soil having an acidic to neutral pH, but it tolerates a wide range of soils. Plants should not be allowed to dry out.

Hosta 'First Blush', the first red-leaf hosta, was hybridized in Chapel Hill NC.

Details

Genus: Hosta
Species: hybrid
Variety: 'First Blush'
Item Form: Bareroot
Category: Perennials
Clematis Pruning Groups: Group 3
Bloom Season Start: Early Summer
Bloom Season End: Early Summer
Bloom Color: Multi-Color, Purple
Habit: Mound-shaped
USDA Zone Low: 3
USDA Zone High: 9
Uses: Beds, Border, Containers, Foliage Interest
Zone: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
State Shipping Restrictions: GU, PR, VI
Shipping Method Restrictions: none
Discount Exempt: No

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