Drop Dead Gorgeous Hosta
Hosta 'Drop Dead Gorgeous'
Walters Gardens
A vigorous variety that forms a large mound of heart-shaped, sea-green leaves with bright yellow, heavily rippled margins; provides beautiful texture and contrast to the garden or borders; white flowers above the foliage in mid-summer
Features and Growing Tips
Note: Each live plant is unique and may differ from the photo while maintaining its beauty. Plants come in a plastic pot; other items in images are not included.
Landscape Qualities
but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition., Drop Dead Gorgeous Hosta is a dense herbaceous perennial with tall flower stalks held atop a low mound of foliage. Its medium texture blends into the garden
Planting and Growing
and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an herbaceous perennial, and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!, Drop Dead Gorgeous Hosta will grow to be about 30 inches tall at maturity, individual plants should be spaced approximately 6 feet apart. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front. It grows at a slow rate, this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter, with a spread of 7 feet. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant
as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation., This plant does best in partial shade to shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions
Plant Facts
Prefers partial shade to shade
Keep moisture level average to moist
Mature Size 3'Hx7'W
Flowers are white
Flowers in mid summer
Zone 3a
Likes average to moist soil