Hosta 'Chôkô Nishiki'

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Hosta 'Chôkô Nishiki'

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Kemper Code: D290

Common Name: hosta
Zone: 3 to 8
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Liliaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: None
Height: 1 to 1.5 feet
Spread: 1.5 to 2 feet
Bloom Time: July - August Bloom Data
Bloom Color: Pale lavender
Sun: Part shade to full shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low

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Plant Culture and Characteristics

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Uses:		Wildlife:	Flowers:	Leaves:	Fruit:
Hedge	Suitable as annual	Attracts birds	Has showy flowers	Leaves colorful	Has showy fruit
Shade tree	Culinary herb	Attracts	Has fragrant flowers	Leaves fragrant	Fruit edible
Street tree	Vegetable	hummingbirds	Flowers not showy	Good fall color	Other:
Flowering tree	Water garden plant	Attracts	Good cut flower	Evergreen	Winter interest
Gr. cover (<1')	Will naturalize	butterflies	Good dried flower		Thorns or spines

General Culture:

Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in part shade to full shade. No special culture is required. Soil should be kept moist, however, especially in hot, sunny conditions. This cultivar needs some sun to bring out its best variegated leaf color.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

An erect, medium hosta to 14" tall which features a mound of heart-shaped, corrugated, variegated leaves with creamy white centers and two-tone green margins streaking to the leaf center and funnel-shaped, pale lavender flowers on scapes to 24". A dependable and versatile perennial requiring little care. Grown primarily for its beautiful foliage which provides color, contrast and texture to the landscape. Dense foliage crowds out most garden weeds.

Problems:

Although slugs and snails can be serious problems, and leaf spot and crown rot lesser problems, hostas are otherwise virtually disease and pest-free, and are ideal, low-maintenance garden perennials.

Uses:

A mainstay of the shade garden. This medium hosta can be mixed with other perennials in the border or woodland garden, used as an edging plant or massed and divided to create a dense ground cover. Beautiful variegated foliage makes this a striking specimen plant.