Hosta ‘Lipstick Blonde’ has bold yellow foliage with red stems and lilac coloured flowers
Description:
Grown for its bold, golden foliage, Hosta ‘Lipstick Blonde’ is right up there with the best. This one-of-a-kind cultivar has vibrant lance-shaped, waxy, chartreuse to gold foliage held on dramatic red stems. Lavender bell-shaped flowers rise about the foliage in midsummer. Sun tolerant requiring 6 hours of sun to maintain the bold yellow colouration. Plant in mixed containers or in the garden. Attracts hummingbirds.
Common Name: Plantain Lily
Family: Liliaceae (The Lily Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3-9
Light: Part Shade, Part Sun
Height: 12-24"
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Lavender
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Moist, Average, Dry
Stem Colour: Red
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Hummingbirds, Bees
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Sunbaked cliffs, rocky streamsides, woodland and alpine meadows.
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Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan
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