Unpack bare roots or rhizomes on arrival and plant them within a week. Until then, keep them somewhere cool and ensure the roots remain slightly moist, never wet.
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Deluxe
Hosta
'Blue Angel'
plantain lily
Grow your own hosta heaven, complete with a beautiful Hosta 'Blue Angel'. This is a celestial superstar among plantain lilies, growing into a large plant (up to 60cm tall and wide) once mature, turning a dull, shady corner into a leafy paradise with its gorgeous powdery blue foliage. Each leaf can reach up to 40cm in length after a few years once it’s really settled in and formed a good clump. Hostas are easy to care for, fully hardy and very low maintenance. Each year they grow back with more force than the last, producing more leaves each time. When the hardy perennial Hosta 'Blue Angel' reaches full size, it’ll make a big statement in borders or contains, where it’s divine, glaucous foliage will simply take your breath away.
Hosta 'Blue Angel' is known to be one of the very best blue hostas, with lavender-tinged white, trumpet-shaped blooms rising triumphantly above its foliage in June and July. And its not just your garden visitors who will be bowled over by this heavenly host; pollinators love the flowers too. Hostas thrive in a reliably moist, free-draining soil and although most need to be in shade or partial shade, this particular variety can also be planted in full sun if the soil is kept on the damper side. Look forward to a long season of interest – Hosta 'Blue Angel' retains its gorgeous leaves and blue tone throughout the season from spring into autumn. The easy way to know you’re onto a winner with a plant is if it’s accredited with and RHS Award of Garden Merit, which this one indeed is and is completely worth of!
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Remove the packaging straight away, check the compost and water thoroughly if dry. Check the plant’s hardiness before placing it outdoors. Plant into a border or permanent container within a month, choosing the position recommended for the variety. Keep the top of the root ball level with the surrounding soil, firm gently and water well.
Soak the roots in water for three to six hours immediately before planting. Keep any crown, buds or emerging shoots above the water where possible.
Pot most bare roots into 15–20cm pots filled with peat-free multipurpose compost. Large or depth-sensitive roots, including peonies, are often best planted directly into borders.
Arrange the roots naturally without bending them. Cover the roots completely, positioning the crown and buds at the depth recommended for that particular perennial.
Keep pots in a sheltered outdoor position and water whenever the compost begins to dry. Grow on until roots hold the compost together when lifted from the pot.
Plant into a suitable border or permanent container once well rooted. Add a label and water regularly throughout the first growing season while the perennial establishes.
- Botanical name
- Hosta 'Blue Angel' (_sieboldiana_)
- Established height
- 50-70cm
- Established spread
- 50-70cm
- Growing skill
- Easy to grow
- Habit
-
Clump-forming
Upright - Hardiness
- Fully hardy
- Leaf colour
- Green, blue
- Mouse resistant
- Yes
- Plant size
- 1
- Plant spacing
- 5 plants per m2
- Pollinator friendly
- No
- Position
- Sheltered
- Rabbit resistant
- Yes
- RHS Award (AGM)
- Yes
- Scented
- No
- Soil acidity
- Any
- Soil moisture
-
Damp
Free draining - Soil type
-
Loam
Clay
Loam-based compost
Multipurpose compost - Suitable for
-
Pots
Large containers
Borders
Ground cover
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens - Sunlight
-
Partial shade
Dappled shade
Full shade - Toxicity
- No report
- Years to establish
- 1-2 years
Perfect for pots
Pollinator-friendly
Great for shade
RHS Recommended
Perennial
Fully hardy
Packed peat-free
Low maintenance
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