Emerald Tiara Hosta, Featured Plant of The Day

Hosta x 'Emerald Tiara'
    Hosta,  Plantain Lily,  Plantain Lily

Type    Perennial
Hardy range    4A to 9A
Height    12" to 17" / 30cm to 45cm
Spread    24" to 36" / 60cm to 90cm
Growth rate    Fast
Form    Rounded
Exposure    Full shade to partial sun
Persistence    Deciduous

Bloom Color    Purple
Bloom Time    Summer

The flowers are showy and suitable for cut flowers.

Environment
This plant will grow in moist soil.
Suitable soil is well-drained/loamy, sandy or clay.
The pH preference is an acidic to neutral (less than 6.8 to 7.2) soil.

Leaf Color    Green, variegated and yellow
This plant has attractive foliage.

Culture Notes
Remove flower heads when flowers are spent.  Hostas will grow best in a moist, fertile loamy soil in a woodland setting.  Plants go well with: Astilbe, Ferns, Epimedium, Rodgersia, and Dicentra sp. This plant is considered mostly allergy free and causes little or no allergy problems in most people.

'Emerald Tiara' Hybrid is the opposite of 'Golden Tiara' in that its leaf margins are green with a golden center.  The lavender blooms display purple veins, and sit atop 24" scapes.  Blooms may sometimes reoccur.