Hosta 'Bressingham Blue'
Plantain Lily 'Bressingham Blue'
Hosta are popular perennials for shady areas. Grown for their architectual qualities and sumptuous foliage topped with lily-like blooms. The flowers appear in mid-summer. Hosta go completely dormant in the autumn, and the dying foliage can be removed any time before mid-spring. Easily divided in either spring or autumn. 'Bressingham Blue' has heart shaped leaves which are blue grey in colour. In late summer the plants are topped with white flower spikes that have a hint of pale mauve.
Contributed by @markc
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Partial shade to deep shade
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Frequent watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Moist and rich
Common name
Plantain Lily 'Bressingham Blue'
Latin name
Hosta 'Bressingham Blue'
type
Herbaceous Perennials
family
Asparagaceae
ph
6.5 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
Hosta 'Bressingham Blue'
Hosta are popular perennials for shady areas. Grown for their architectual qualities and sumptuous foliage topped with lily-like blooms. The flowers appear in mid-summer. Hosta go completely dormant in the autumn, and the dying foliage can be removed any time before mid-spring. Easily divided in either spring or autumn. 'Bressingham Blue' has heart shaped leaves which are blue grey in colour. In late summer the plants are topped with white flower spikes that have a hint of pale mauve.
Flowering
From Late Spring TO Late Summer
Hosta foliage begins to appear late in the spring and then continues throughout the summer. Hosta will produce long stemmed flowers in early to mid summer.
Planting Outdoors spring
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Plant out container grown plants in full sun but do better in partial shade, they prefer well drained but moist soil.
Planting Outdoors autumn
From Early Autumn TO Late Autumn
Plant out container grown plants in full sun but do better in partial shade, they prefer well drained but moist soil.