Hosta 'Azure Snow' (Azure Snow Hosta)


Botanical Information

FamilyAsparagaceae
GenusHosta
Cultivar'Azure Snow'
CategoryPerennials
OriginP. Ruh 1991. (The first blue-leaved H. hypoleuca hybrid.)

Details

USDA Hardiness Zone3a - 9a
USDA Hardiness Ref.
Canadian Hardiness Zone2
Canada Hardiness Ref.
RHS Hardiness ZoneH7
RHS Hardiness Ref.
Temperature (°C)-39 - (-7)
Temperature (°F)-40 - 20
Height38 cm
Spread90 - 120 cm
GrowthMedium
Flowering PeriodJuly, August

Description and Growing Information

ShapeUpright, low and mounding.
LandscapeBorder planting, massing and groudcover.
PropagationSeed.
CultivationFull sun and partial-shade. Well-drained loamy soil.
Notable SpecimensThe A.M. (Mac) Cuddy Gardens, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada
HabitatHorticultural origin.
Leaf DescriptionGiant, wavy, pointed, heart-shaped leaves that arch out on long petioles and drape downward.
Flower DescriptionFlowers are held at the end of 40 cm scapes.
Colour DescriptionThe leaves are a bluish-green colour. The flowers are a purplish-pink colour.

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