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Hosta

'Takudama'


Takudama Hosta




Family
Asparagaceae
Genus
Hosta
Cultivar
'Takudama'
Category
Perennials
Synonyms
Hosta takudama
USDA Hardiness Zone
3 - 8
Canadian Hardiness Zone
1 - 8
RHS Hardiness Zone
H7 - H4
Temperature (°C)
-51 - (-7)
Temperature (°F)
-60 - 20
Height
40 cm
Spread
75 cm
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
JulyAugust
Cultivation
Very slow to increase, plant in shade.
Shape
A loose mound.
Growth
Slow
Pests
Pest resistant.
Habitat
Horticultural origin,
Leaf Description
Leaves are about 21 cm long and 16 cm wide, thick, closely veined and seersuckered with s slightly undulate margin and shallowly cupped towards the edges. Leaf shape is widely oval to nearly round with a mucronate apex.
Flower Description
The petiole is almost flat, light green in colour bearing near-white flowers that are narrowly funnel-shaped in mid-summer, the flowers are fertile.
Notable Specimens
Lanhydrock, National Trust, Bodmin, Cornwall, England.
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