This cultivar has ellipse to heart - shaped , wavy margined , pale green glistening leaves , with creamy yellow-bellied margins . Fragrant , mauve - clean efflorescence are borne in tardy summertime . Hardy perennial for shaded garden with large , bold leave often mark with counterpoint colors . parting pasture in human body from stave to gig - work , and color can be yellow to green to racy , often with white , xanthous or gullible bare marking . Lavender or white bloom grow on stalks in early summertime . Wonderful contrast when planted with small - leave flora , total grain to the landscape painting . bullet and snail love hostas !
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Characteristics
Requirements
Plant Care
Fertilizing
Light
Partial shademeans that an surface area receives percolate light , often through tall arm of an open develop tree . Root contention is usually less . Partial shade can also be achieved by locate a plant beneath an arbour or lathe - similar structure . Shadier sides of a building are unremarkably the northern or northeasterly face . These side also tend to be a small ice chest . It is not rare for works that can tolerate full sun or some sunlight in cool climates to need some spectre in warmer mood due to accent place on the industrial plant from cut wet and unreasonable heat .
Watering
Planting
A week to 10 days before planting , add 2 to 4 inch of aged manure or compost and work into the planting site to meliorate fertility and increase water retentiveness and drain . If soil composing is weak , a stratum of surface soil should be considered as well . No matter if your dirt is sand or clay , it can be improved by add the same thing : organic issue . The more , the good ; work late into the soil . Prepare beds to an 18 inch abstruse for perennial . This will seem like a awful amount of employment now , but will greatly make up off later . Besides , this is not something that is well done afterwards , once plant have been found . How - to : Planting PerennialsDetermine appropriate perennials for your garden by considering sunlight and spook through the day , exposure , water demand , mood , soil makeup , seasonal color desired , and location of other garden plant and Tree .
The best times to plant are spring and fall , when soil is workable and out of risk of frost . Fall plantings have the advantage that radical can develop and not have to vie with developing top growth as in the spring . Spring is more desirable for perennials that dislike wet conditions or for cold areas , allowing full establishment before first wintertime . Planting in summer or wintertime is not advisable for most plants , unless planting a more established sized works .
To constitute container - grown plants : train planting holes with appropriate astuteness and space between . irrigate the plant thoroughly and let the excess water waste pipe before cautiously removing from the container . Carefully loosen the solution ball and put the plant in the hole , working grunge around the tooth root as you fulfil . If the plant life is extremely base bound , separate origin with fingers . A few slits made with a pocket knife are okay , but should be kept to a lower limit . Continue filling in soil and water thoroughly , protect from unmediated sunshine until stable .
To plant bare - etymon plants : flora as soon as potential after leverage . gear up suitable planting holes , disperse roots and work soil among roots as you replete in . Water well and protect from direct sun until stable .
To plant seedlings : A number of perennials give rise self - sown seedling that can be transplanted . You may also start your own seedling seam for transplantation . Prepare suited planting hole , spacing fittingly for plant life development . softly lift the seedling and as much skirt grease as possible with your garden trowel , and replant it immediately , firming ground with fingertip and water system well . Shade from lineal Dominicus and water regularly until static .
Problems
Prevention and control : Keep your garden as white as possible , eliminating concealment places such as leaf junk , over - turned pots , and tarp . Groundcover in shady home and heavy mulch supply protective covering from the element and can be favorite concealment plaza . In the spring , patrol for and destroy eggs ( clusters of small semitransparent spheres ) and adults during crepuscule and dawn . Set out beer gob from late spring through fall .
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