Hosta 'Empress Wu'
'Empress Wu' is the world's largest Hosta with huge blue-green, deeply-veined leaves up to two feet long and wide on mounds that can be 4-5 feet tall and 6-8 feet wide!
Description:
'Empress Wu' is the world's largest Hosta with huge blue-green, deeply-veined leaves up to two feet long and wide on mounds that can be 4-5 feet tall and 6-8 feet wide! You're going to need acreage just to plant one! Or imagine planting it in a huge focal point container. Pale lavender flowers appear just above the foliage in summer. Plants require about five years in good conditions to reach full size.
Common Name: Plantain Lily
Family: Plantaginaceae (The Plantain Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3-9
Light: Full Shade, Part Shade
Height: 2-4'
Width: 5-8'
Primary Bloom Colour: Purple
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Hummingbirds
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat:
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan
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