Description
Echo the Sun Hosta is a compact shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for its dramatic basal foliage. The rippled wedge shaped leaves are a chartreuse that flushes yellow where the sun hits. The tall scapes of soft lavender bell-like flowers raise up above the mound in mid-summer attracting butterflies and pollinators. Best color in part sun and moist well-drained soils.
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Type: |
Perennial |
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Origins: |
China and Japan |
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Height: |
1′ – 1.5′ |
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Spread: |
3.5′ – 4’ |
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Spacing: |
4’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
3 – 9 |
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Culture: |
Part Sun, Full Shade |
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Bloom Color: |
Purple |
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Season of Interest: |
Summer |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Snails and slugs can cause severe problems if left unchecked. Foliar nematodes can cause interveinal browning. Plants infected with Hosta Virus X (HVX), tobacco rattle virus or tomato ring spot virus should be immediately removed from garden areas and destroyed. Otherwise, little to no problems.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Rock Gardens, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Painted Fern, Lungwort, Columbine
IMAGE: Photos by Proven Winners, Shadowland® ‘Echo the Sun’
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
