Hosta Aquamarine

Hosta Aquamarine is a remarkable cultivar renowned for its striking appearance in the garden. Its super thick, aqua-blue leaves are adorned with dark petioles. In the spring, the large, deeply veined leaves take on a subtle purple tinge, creating a unique and eye-catching display. This hosta also produces lovely lavender-purple flowers in the summertime and boasts excellent slug resistance. Hailing from Terra Nova Nurseries' breeding program, hosta Aquamarine stands out as an exciting addition, resembling a polished gem in any garden landscape. With its broad, wavy leaves and petioles saturated in deep purple that extends into the leaf's base, this cultivar adds a touch of elegance to every garden. Additionally, it blooms in late summer with dark lavender flowers, making it a unique and vibrant choice for garden enthusiasts seeking unusual foliage colors. 

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.