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Hosta Roots - Description
- Pack of Hosta Roots
- Species: Fortunei
- Cultivar: Hyacinthina
- Quantity: 1 Root
- Also Known as The Plantain Lily
- Final Size (Height x Spread): 55 x 100cm
- Foliage: Big Bold Leaves, Approx. 15cm in Width
- Foliage Colour: Bluish Green Foliage
- Flower: Lavender in Colour. Bell Shaped Flowers
- Spacing: 50cm
Hosta Roots - Uses
- Bold foliage make Hostas specimen plants in Summer months
- Grow for their showy foliage
- Position in partial shade
- Grow next to delicate foliage plants such as: Ferns, Aquilega, Dicentra, Grasses & Crocosmia
- Fast growing plants makes a good ground cover
Hosta Roots - How to Sow
- Choose location - shade or partial shade
- Plant roots as soon as possible after delivery
- Hostas like moist & fertile soil
- Plant roots approx. 10cm in depth
- Bulbs can be divided every few years
- Can be divided any time between August & March
Hosta Roots - Tips
- Hosta plants can be badly effected by slugs
- To prevent slug damage consider one of the following control methods:
- Grow Hostas in pots
- Place grit, sand, ash or wool pellets in a circle around each plant
- Or you can place a ring of slug pellets around each plant
