Hosta ‘Christmas Tree’
Hosta ‘Christmas Tree’ has broad, rounded, dark green leaves that are somewhat corrugated. The leaves have a narrow margin that starts out yellow in the spring and quickly changes to cream. Sometimes the center of the leaves will also have a streak of the margin color. This hosta grows quickly and forms a dense mound. One of Christmas Tree’s most outstanding characteristics is its abundance of colorful seed pods that start out medium green but turn to a deep purple as they mature. This is a new hosta for me… my tiny specimen is only one year old and is just loaded with pods.
Seed pod just starting to turn purple
Leaves:
9 3/4 inches long
8 3/4 inches wide
dark green centers, cream margins
11 to 12 vein pairs
Flowers:
medium lavender
bloom late June to late July
30 to 36-inch high scapes
Mound Size:
56 inches in diameter
23 inches high
Written by Shirley | Filed Under Hosta, Plants in my Gardens, Voluntary Simplicity
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