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Fortunei Aurea Hosta

Hosta Fortunei 'Aurea'

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Overview

The Fortunei Aurea Hosta, or 'Gold Standard' Hosta, presents a lush mound of heart-shaped, golden yellow leaves with green margins. This shade-loving perennial reaches 1.5-2 feet in height and spreads up to 3 feet. Ideal for textured ground cover, it boasts showy lavender flowers in mid-summer on stalks up to 3 feet tall. Zone 3-8 hardy, it requires moist, well-drained soil. A striking selection for contrast in shaded landscapes.

Sun Half, ShadeWater MediumZones 6–9Type Ground cover, PerennialClimate Temperate

Fortunei Aurea Hosta (Hosta Fortunei 'Aurea') — presents a lush mound of heart-shaped

Fortunei Aurea Hosta (Hosta Fortunei 'Aurea') — Ideal for textured ground cover, it boasts showy lavender flowers in mid-summer on stalks up to 3 feet tall

Fortunei Aurea Hosta (Hosta Fortunei 'Aurea') — Zone 3-8 hardy, it requires moist, well-drained soil

Fortunei Aurea Hosta (Hosta Fortunei 'Aurea') — A striking selection for contrast in shaded landscapes

Fortunei Aurea Hosta (Hosta Fortunei 'Aurea') — golden yellow leaves with green margins

Fortunei Aurea Hosta (Hosta Fortunei 'Aurea') — This shade-loving perennial reaches 1.5-2 feet in height and spreads up to 3 feet

Culture

Sun: Half, Shade
Water: Medium
USDA zones: 6–9

Shape & size

Classification

Type: Ground cover, Perennial
Family: Liliaceae
Climate: Temperate

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Fortunei Aurea Hosta (Hosta Fortunei 'Aurea') — presents a lush mound of heart-shaped

Fortunei Aurea Hosta (Hosta Fortunei 'Aurea') — Ideal for textured ground cover, it boasts showy lavender flowers in mid-summer on stalks up to 3 feet tall

Fortunei Aurea Hosta (Hosta Fortunei 'Aurea') — Zone 3-8 hardy, it requires moist, well-drained soil

Fortunei Aurea Hosta (Hosta Fortunei 'Aurea') — A striking selection for contrast in shaded landscapes

Fortunei Aurea Hosta (Hosta Fortunei 'Aurea') — golden yellow leaves with green margins

Fortunei Aurea Hosta (Hosta Fortunei 'Aurea') — This shade-loving perennial reaches 1.5-2 feet in height and spreads up to 3 feet

Photograph: User:BotBln, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

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