Captain Kirk Hosta
Hosta 'Captain Kirk'
Overview
The Hosta 'Captain Kirk' is a robust perennial with striking foliage. It features broad, 9-inch-wide, heart-shaped leaves with golden centers and contrasting dark green margins, growing up to 22 inches in height and spreading 36 inches wide. This shade-tolerant plant produces pale lavender flowers on 30-inch scapes in midsummer, adding vertical interest. Ideal for creating a vivid contrast in shady garden areas or as a border specimen. Hardy in zones 3-9.
Sun Half, ShadeWater MediumZones 3–9Type Perennial
Culture
- Sun
- Half, Shade
- Water
- Medium
- USDA zones
- 3–9
Shape & size
Classification
- Type
- Perennial
- Family
- Liliaceae
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