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Hosta 'Designer Genes'


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Hosta 'Designer Genes' is the best combination of yellow foliage held on red petioles available today.


Description:
Hosta 'Designer Genes' is the best combination of yellow foliage held on red petioles available today. The striking brilliant yellow leaves emerge in spring from deep wine red shoots. The yellow colouring holds longer into the season than other cultivars before changing to a light green. Brilliant red scapes hold the purple flowers.


Common Name: Plantain Lily

Family:

Zone Hardiness: 3-9

Light: Part Shade, Full Shade

Height: 12-24"

Width: 12-24"

Primary Bloom Colour: Purple

Secondary Bloom Colour:

Class: Deciduous

Type: Perennial

Bloom Time: Summer

Soil Moisture: Average, Moist

Stem Colour: Red

Fragrance: No

Berries:

Benefits: Hummingbirds

Deer Resistant: Unknown

BC Native: No

Native Habitat: Forests, grassy slopes and rocky places from near sea level to 2200 metres.

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Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan

Miscellaneous - Garden Origin

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