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James H. Schutte
Buxaceae
BUXUS sempervirens 'Variegata'
Common Boxwood, Variegated Boxwood
Hostas are herbaceous perennials prized for their leaves, habit, toughness and tolerance of shade. This one, ‘Heartleaf,’ is a medium-sized hosta that forms spreading mounds of heart-shaped, deeply-ribbed green leaves. The flowers are numerous, large, lavender, and funnel-to-bell-shaped. They appear on leafless stems held above the foliage in summer.
Like most hostas, ‘Heartleaf’ grows best in full to partial shade and tolerates a wide range of fertile well-drained soil types. It prefers average, even moisture. Use ‘Heartleaf’ for contrasts of size, habit, and texture in shaded perennial gardens and woodlands, or massed as a groundcover.
9 - 2
3 - 9
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Broadleaf Evergreen
Full Sun, Partial Sun
16"-20" / 40.6cm - 50.8cm
28"-32" / 71.1cm - 81.3cm
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Hybrid Origin, Asia
Acidic, Neutral
Well Drained
Loam, Sand
Slow
Average Water
Clump-Forming
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Insignificant
Lavender
Green, Brown
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Yes
No
Single
Fine
Glossy
Container, Edging, Foundation, Hedges, Rock Garden / Wall
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