Hosta Abiqua Blue Crinkles

Hosta 'Abiqua Blue Crinkles,' introduced by Walden West in 1999, is a vigorous hosta cultivar known for its intense blue-green foliage and heavily corrugated, slightly cupped leaves. This medium-to-large perennial plant forms a substantial 60 cm tall by 120 cm wide mound of thick-substanced leaves, reaching up to 24 cm in length. If you love easy-to-grow hostas with blue foliage, this cultivar is a must-have! In June and July, hosta 'Abiqua Blue Crinkles' produces near-white, bell-shaped flowers on 75 cm tall scapes, adding a delicate touch to its bold presence. Perfect for shade areas, it creates a beautiful, rounded clump that stands out in any garden setting.

How to grow hostas

Save light shade to shade place in your garden to plant hostas. Filtered sun is best for the colorful varieties to reach their full color contrast. The green and blue hostas are the most shade-tolerant. Usually the yellow cultivars are the most sun-tolerant. The most dangerous is a direct sunshine, especially hot afternoon sun. This is the most critical where temperatures are high. Variegated varieties, especially those with a lot of white in the leaves, burn very easily. Blue color of leaves turns to green-blue or even fully green with too much direct sun. Plants with thick leaves are better suited for dry soil conditions than thin-leaved ones, but none is able to grow years-long in very dry soil. Plant hostas in moist, humus-rich soil. Water your hostas well immediately as you plant them. Give them water regularly during their first one or two growing season. Hostas grow slowly and may take 2 to 5 years to reach their full size, longer for the largest species and cultivars. Reserve a plenty of space in your perennial bed for hostas. Most of them are medium sized or large perennials. Hostas are almost fully disease and pest resistant. The most dangerous injury can by caused by slugs, snails and deers.