species
Hosta plantaginea
Fragrant plantain lily · August lily
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Hosta plantaginea is a perennial in the family Asparagaceae, also known as Fragrant plantain lily or August lily, introduced to the UK. It reaches 60 cm tall and 80 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in part shade or shade, on loam or clay soil, where the ground is neutral and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from August to September. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 60 cm tall × 80 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Aspect
- Part shade, Shade
- Soil
- Loam, Clay
- Acidity
- Neutral
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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