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Hosta Fire Island

These shade-loving, rhizomatous, clump-forming perennials bear leaves that are bright yellow with red petioles, then darken to chartreuse as they mature. Lavender bell-shaped flowers bloom on one-sided racemes atop tall bracted scapes. Moderate growth rate.

Blooms mid- summer
1 ft tall x 1-2.5 ft spread
HARDY to -40°F (-40°C)
Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
Moderate salt tolerance
Tolerant to juglone

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Zone Zone 3
Exposure Partial to Full Shade
Moisture Moderate to Consistent Moisture