Hosta - American Icon

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Hosta - American Icon Details:

Mature Height	1.5 to 2 feet
Mature Spread	5 to 6 feet
Soil Type	Widely adaptable
Moisture	Moderate
Mature Form	Mounding
Growth Rate	Moderate
Sun Exposure	Partial shade to full shade
Flower Color	Lavender
Fall Color	N/A
Foliage Color	Green/Gold
Zones	3-9

Hosta American Icon, Hosta 'American Icon' (PP#17,441), is an impressive sport of Hosta 'Choo Choo Train' that forms huge clumps up to 6' wide! This attractive, large mounding plant has rounded green leaves with a slightly rippled yellow margin. Pale lavender flowers top the clump in midsummer. A good degree of shade draws the best contrast between the margin and center. A dramatic accent plant! This low care perennial is ideal for shady positions. Hostas grow best in moist, well-drained, highly organic soils with a pH between 5.5 and 7.5. Sandy loam is better than clay because it provides more aeration for the roots. High-filtered or dappled sunlight is necessary for clean, healthy growth. Morning sun is tolerable and will help to intensify the leaf colors, but hot afternoon sun is usually deadly to hostas. They are most at home in shady, woodland settings and often work well as specimen or edging plants.

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