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Tasty looking but definitely not for munching! For those of you who love hosta yet find it tricky to grow them because you have issues with hungry slugs and snails – we recommend this trio of laudable leaves. Slug Resistant Hosta Collection is comprised of varieties which are unappealing to these pesky gastropods. Furthermore, they are bold, variegated and vibrant – bearing leaves from March to October, with purple-hued blooms appearing in summer for the pollinators. Your Slug Resistant Hosta Collection comprises notable AGM holder ‘Devon Green’ with verdant, single colour foliage and deeply marked medium-sized leaves (H&S: 50-60cm); ‘Sunset Grooves’ with generously rounded, heart-shaped leaves with a flamed yellow centre accompanied by a wide green margin (H&S: 60cm); and ‘Sting’ with flashes of cream across the green foliage and more pointed tips (H: 50cm S: 1m). Plant Slug Resistant Hosta Collection in rich, moist, well-drained soil which is clay or loam based. Choose a partially
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Key Information
| Included In this Collection | Hosta Sting bare root | Hosta Sunset Grooves bare root | Hosta Devon Green bare root |
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| Latin Name | Hosta Sting bare root | ||
| Common Name | plantain lily | ||
| Hardiness | H7 (-20°C and below) | ||
| Colour | Purple | ||
| Type | Perennial | ||
| Format | Bare Roots | ||
| Position | Full-Shade, Part-Shade, Part-Sun | ||
| Foliage | Deciduous | ||
| Height in Maturity (m) | 0.50 | ||
| Spread in Maturity (m) | 1.00 | ||
| Soil Conditions | Clay Loam | ||
| Soil Acidity | Acid Neutral | ||
| Aspect | East-facing, North-facing, West-facing | ||
| Drought Tolerant | Yes | ||
| Good for pots | Yes | ||
| Good for Rockeries | Yes | ||
| Good for wildlife | Yes | ||
| Good for pollinators | Yes | ||
| Good for cutting | Yes | ||
| Good for groundcover | Yes |
