Albo marginata Hosta is a shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for its medium green foliage with wavy white margins. Tall scapes of pale lavender bell-like flowers raise up above the mound in mid summer attracting butterflies and pollinators. Best bloom in partial sun and moist well-drained soils. Albo Marginata is one of the first hostas to return in spring and may lose its variegation temporarily in the hottest part of the summer.
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Type:
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Perennial
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Height:
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1' - 1.5'
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Spread:
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2' - 3.5’
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Spacing:
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3’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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3 - 9
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Culture:
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Part Sun, Full Shade
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Bloom Color:
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Purple
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Season of Interest:
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Summer
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Snails and slugs can cause severe problems if left unchecked. Foliar nematodes can cause interveinal browning. Plants infected with Hosta Virus X (HVX), tobacco rattle virus or tomato ring spot virus should be immediately removed from garden areas and destroyed. Otherwise, little to no problems.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Rock Gardens, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Painted Fern, Lungwort, Columbine
IMAGES: Photo by David J. Stang, Hosta undulata Albo-marginata 2zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Leonora (Ellie) Enking, Hosta undulata var. 'Albomarginata, (3) Photo by David J. Stang, Hosta undulata Albo-Marginata 0zz, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
