Hosta 'Dark Shadows'
(Hansen 2004)
Clump Size: (L) 43" x 20"
Leaf Size: 11" x 7.5" -- Vein Pairs: 12
Description: Leaves are dark green with a slightly wavy light green margin that darkens to a medium green as the season progresses.
Blooms: Lightly fragrant pale lavender flowers.
Comments:
The margin is most prominent first thing in the spring but darkens quickly so that by summer the color pattern is very subtle. It is a good grower that will make a large mound.
Light: Part sun to full shade. -- Soil: Humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil.
Zones: 2 - 8 |
