White Flower Farm Hosta Fire Island
Have some fun with this one! The leaf blades of this small- to medium-size Hosta emerge bright yellow on purplish red petioles. Although the foliage of 'Fire Island' turns to chartreuse during the season, the petioles retain their color, wh...ich extends a bit into the blade. We plan on using companions such as low-growing Bleeding Hearts, Epimediums, and dark Heucheras, or tall Cimicifuga 'Hillside Black Beauty' and Ligularia 'Britt-Marie Crawford'. A great addition to any shade or Hosta garden, too, for its bright color and slightly corrugated foliage with wavy margins. This hardy, vigorous variety produces its lavender flowers in midsummer on 18-20in stalks. This genus of shade lovers has 70 species, all of them from China and Japan, and hybridizers have produced hundreds of exciting crosses. Hostas have many handsome leaf colorations and lavender or white Lily-like flowers on graceful stalks. Plants prefer a moist location, but we've had a mass planting thrive for more than 30 years under a row of Sugar Maples. (In the South and West, evenly moist soil is required.) Hosta Fire Island Have some fun with this one! The leaf blades of this small- to medium-size Hosta emerge bright yellow on purplish red petioles. Although the foliage of 'Fire Island' turns to chartreuse during the season, the petioles retain their color, which extends a bit into the blade. We plan on using companions such as low-growing Bleeding Hearts, Epimediums, and dark Heucheras, or tall Cimicifuga 'Hillside Black Beauty' and Ligularia 'Britt-Marie Crawford'. A great addition to any shade or Hosta garden, too, for its bright color and slightly corrugated foliage with wavy margins. This hardy, vigorous variety produces its lavender flowers in midsummer on 18-20in stalks. This genus of shade lovers has 70 species, all of them from China and Japan, and hybridizers have produced hundreds of exciting crosses. Hostas have many handsome leaf colorations and lavender or white Lily-like flowers on graceful stalks. Plants prefer a moist location, but we've had a mass planting thrive for more than 30 years under a row of Sugar Maples. (In the South and West, evenly moist soil is required.) May We Also Suggest: Hosta Adrian's Glory Hosta Abiqua Drinking Gourd Brunnera macrophylla Jack Frost Pulmonaria Moonshine Hosta Fire Island read more
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