Hosta 'Takudama' (Takudama Hosta)


Botanical Information

FamilyAsparagaceae
GenusHosta
Cultivar'Takudama'
SynonymsHosta takudama
CategoryPerennials

Details

USDA Hardiness Zone3 - 8
USDA Hardiness Ref.
Canadian Hardiness Zone1 - 8
Canada Hardiness Ref.
RHS Hardiness ZoneH7 - H4
RHS Hardiness Ref.
Temperature (°C)-51 - (-7)
Temperature (°F)-60 - 20
Height40 cm
Spread75 cm
GrowthSlow
Flowering PeriodJuly, August

Description and Growing Information

ShapeA loose mound.
CultivationVery slow to increase, plant in shade.
PestsPest resistant.
Notable SpecimensLanhydrock, National Trust, Bodmin, Cornwall, England.
HabitatHorticultural origin,
Leaf DescriptionLeaves are about 21 cm long and 16 cm wide, thick, closely veined and seersuckered with s slightly undulate margin and shallowly cupped towards the edges. Leaf shape is widely oval to nearly round with a mucronate apex.
Flower DescriptionThe petiole is almost flat, light green in colour bearing near-white flowers that are narrowly funnel-shaped in mid-summer, the flowers are fertile.

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