Scientific Name:
Hosta
'June'
Pronunciation:
HOSS-tuh
Common Name:
June hosta
Family Name:
Asparagaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Leaves bluish with irregularly shaped creamy gold centers; flowers pale lavender in late summer on 50cm tall racemes.
Habit:
Arching, Spreading
Form:
Mounded
Texture:
Very coarse
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Garden origin (mutation of H. 'Halcyon')
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade, Deep shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Container planting, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Perennial border, Specimen plant, Waterside planting, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Parallel venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Bluish, Green-yellow, Yellow
Colour in Fall:
Green-yellow
Shapes:
Ovate
Margins:
Entire, Undulate (wavy)
Additional Info:
Leaves variegated
Inflorescence Type:
Raceme, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
3
Corolla Shape:
Tubular
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Violet
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Aug
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Fruiting Time:
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Fleshy monocot roots
Propagation:
Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Specific Pests:
(Good slug tolerance)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (HPZ) Horticulture PlaZa
- (PDW) PonD West
- (WLG) WoodLand Garden