Hosta 'Birchwood Parky's Gold'

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Hosta 'Birchwood Parky's Gold'

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Kemper Code: I260

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: 2 to 2.5 feet
Bloom Time: July - August Bloom Data
Bloom Color: Lavender
Sun: Full sun to part 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 full sun to part shade. No special culture is required. Soil should be kept moist, however, especially in hot, sunny conditions. Unlike most other hostas, this cultivar will tolerate full sun.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

An erect, medium hosta to 18" tall featuring a mound of flat, heart-shaped, golden chartreuse leaves and racemes of bell-shaped, lavender flowers on 38" scapes. 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. This cultivar can spread rapidly.

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:

This medium hosta can be mixed with other perennials in the border or woodland garden or massed and divided to create a dense ground cover. A good specimen plant.