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Hosta 'Big Daddy'
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Hosta sieboldiana 'Big Daddy'

Plantain Lily

'Big Daddy' is a hosta that lives up to its name with huge 15-inch very blue-grey foliage that exhibits deep texturing and is a wonderful selection for developing a background for bright colors in the landscape. Also known as Funkia, or Plantain Lily, this hybrid Hosta produces trumpet-shaped flowers from white to lilac in the summer.

Additional:

The genus name Hosta is after the Austrian physician & botanist Nicholas Host (1761-1834).

Plantain Lily Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Most hostas prefer semi-shade, especially in the hot afternoon. 'Big Daddy' has good slug resistance.

Height:

20-24 Inches

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Spread:

24-36 Inches

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Hardiness Zone:

3 - 8

Characteristics & Attributes for Hosta sieboldiana 'Big Daddy'

Exposure
• Partial Shade
• Shade
Soil Moisture Preference
• Average
• Moist
Attracts Wildlife
• Hummingbirds
Season of Interest (Flowering)
• Summer
Season of Interest (Foliage)
• Summer
• Fall
• Spring
Height
• 24-36 Inches
Attributes
• Great Foliage
• Border or Bed
• Mass Planting
• Container
• Naturalizing
• Edging
• Focal Point
Foliage Color
• Blue
Great Companion Plants for Hosta sieboldiana 'Big Daddy'
Columbine Columbine (Aquilegia caerulea 'Songbird Goldfinch')
False Spirea False Spirea (Astilbe x japonica 'Peach Blossom')
Fern, Ostrich Fern, Ostrich (Fern, matteuccia struthiopteris )
Coral Bells Coral Bells (Heuchera villosa 'Tiramisu')
Coral Bells Coral Bells (Heuchera villosa 'Pistache')
Plantain Lily Plantain Lily (Hosta fortunei 'Gold Standard')
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