Hosta Mira

Hosta Sieboldiana Mira, often referred to simply as Hosta Mira, is a stunning large hosta that will captivate anyone who sees it. Known as "Daio Giboshi" in Japan due to its impressive size, this cultivar features huge, textured, gray-green leaves that create a bold and stately presence in any shaded garden. Rapidly growing to a height of about 50 cm and spreading to 120 cm, it forms an impressive clump. In early summer, delicate lavender flowers rise above the foliage, adding even more charm to this perennial plant. Visitors are often drawn to its lush, vibrant leaves and graceful blooms, making it one of the most admired hostas in any collection. This is quite rare hosta, not common in hosta collections or in garden designs.  Perfect for garrden shaded areas, it thrives in well-drained, rich soil with even moisture. A must-have for hosta enthusiasts seeking elegance and size.

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.