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Posted 05/10/2023 in Perennial

Hosta 'Big Daddy'

Large size makes excellent background foliage for shade gardens. White bell-shaped flowers rise above the giant, cool blue-green rounded and puckered leaves. Thrives under tree canopies and covers up exposed legs of aging shrubs. This variety resists slug damage.

Post Details

Latin Name
Hosta 'Big Daddy'
Common Name
Hosta
Planting Zone
Zone 3 Zone 4 Zone 5 Zone 6 Zone 7 Zone 8
Special Interest
Attracts Birds
Bloom Season
Spring
Height
1-2 ft
Spread
2-3 ft
Suggested Uses
Shade Garden
Potential Pests
Slugs, snails, leaf spots, crown rot, Hosta Virus X, tobacco rattle virus, and tomato ringspot virus

Plant Story

Large size makes excellent background foliage for shade gardens. White bell-shaped flowers rise above the giant, cool blue-green rounded and puckered leaves. Thrives under tree canopies and covers up exposed legs of aging shrubs. This variety resists slug damage.

Special Care Instructions

Cultivar has blue. leaves that gradually age to green. Leaves have more of a blue color in the shade

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