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Hosta Kempen Metallica

This cultivar you will recognize her among others at first sight.
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Plant Size:
Medium
Flower Color:
Lavender
Product Code:
H1322
Supplied as:
bare roots

Availability: In stock

€21.99
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I first saw the hosta Kempen Metallica in 2021, in the garden of one hosta grower in Belgium. That guy had a garden full of different hosta cultivars, but I immediately noticed this one. I was really impressed by the unusual shape of the leaves. The ends and edges were slightly bent down. At that moment, it seemed very charming, very nice and original to me. Its green-blue color and red petioles only emphasized its beauty. I asked a friend to give me a piece of it, so today it is one of the most interesting hostas also in our garden. True jewel!

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.

Additional Information
Additional Information
Plant Size Medium
Spacing (h x w) 40 x 80 cm
Leaf Size No
Growth Rate Fast
Leaf Color Blue
Leaf Color (Center) No
Leaf Color (Margin) No
Red "legs" Yes
Slug Resistant Yes
Sun Tolerant Yes
Flower Color Lavender
Wavy Leaf Yes
Flower Fragrance No
Sun Exposure Partial Shade, Shade
Hybridized by Patrick Butaye
Year of Registration No
Supplied as bare roots
YT Video No
Bohemia No
Valley's No
Hanjas No
Asian No
Giantland No
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