Hosta 'Loyalist' (Loyalist Hosta)


Botanical Information

FamilyAsparagaceae
GenusHosta
Cultivar'Loyalist'
CategoryPerennials

Details

USDA Hardiness Zone3a - 8b
USDA Hardiness Ref.
Canadian Hardiness Zone2
Canada Hardiness Ref.
RHS Hardiness ZoneH7
RHS Hardiness Ref.
Height25 - 45 cm
Spread60 - 120 cm
GrowthMedium
Flowering PeriodSeptember

Description and Growing Information

ShapeMound-like.
LandscapeBorder planting, massing and groudcover.
PropagationDivision.
CultivationFull sun and partial-shade. Well-drained and moist soils.
Notable SpecimensThe A.M. (Mac) Cuddy Gardens, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada.
HabitatHorticultural origin.
Leaf DescriptionThe leaves are triangular, heart-shaped, twisted and slightly cupped.
Flower DescriptionThe flowers are small, tunnel-shaped, appear in clusters on scapes above the foliage.
Colour DescriptionThe leaves are dark green with a white margin.The flowers are purple.
Texture DescriptionThe leaves are shiny.

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