Latin name: Hosta
Description: Well known garden plants grown for their large, imposing and often beautifully variegated leaves. H. ‘Frances Williams’ is a delightful mid-sized Hosta with large heart-shaped, glacous bluish-green leaves with irregular yellowy-green markings. Off-white, bell-shaped flowers are held above the foliage in summer, which are much loved by bees.
Hardiness: Very hardy though probably worth mulching in a really cold snap.
Height: 60cm when
Position: Full sun to shade position where the leaves are bigger out of direct sun
Soil: Any well drained garden soil
Water: Water well to establish. Heavily mulch to retain moisture in dry periods and water sparingly if under stress
Usage: At the front of borders and in woodland settings where they will slowly spread. Excellent as container plants
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Debbie - who has written 872 posts on My Climate Change Garden.
I am not an experienced gardener - more of an enthusiastic amateur who learns by trial and error and who is keen to "manage" the effects of shifting weather patterns on my garden.
Writing this blog is my passion and it has evolved over 12 years to inspire engagement with climate change outside our back doors, in our personal gardens and green spaces.
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Thu, Apr 10, 2008
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