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Hosta 'Wide Brim'
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Hosta fortunei 'Wide Brim'

Plantain Lily

The broad, corrugated, heart-shaped leaves of 'Wide Brim' Hosta are dark green with wide, irregular margins of buttery yellow. While most are not grown for their flowers, this variety of hosta, also known as Plantain Lily or Funkia, has especially attractive trumpet-shaped blooms of pale lavender appearing in early summer. Not only eye-catching, 'Wide Brim' is perfect for mass planting and attracts hummingbirds.

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. 'Wide Brim' shows good slug resistance.

Height:

16-20 Inches

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Spread:

24-40 Inches

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Hardiness Zone:

3 - 9

Characteristics & Attributes for Hosta fortunei 'Wide Brim'

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
• 16-24 Inches
Attributes
• Great Foliage
• Border or Bed
• Mass Planting
• Container
• Specimen
• Edging
• Focal Point
Foliage Color
• Gold
• Green
Great Companion Plants for Hosta fortunei 'Wide Brim'
Bleeding Heart Bleeding Heart (Dicentra 'King of Hearts')
Cranesbill Cranesbill (Geranium sanguineum 'Max Frei')
False Spirea False Spirea (Astilbe simplicifolia 'Sprite')
Coral Bells Coral Bells (Heuchera villosa 'Tiramisu')
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