Hosta 'Spilt Milk'

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 14"-24"
W: 30"-40"

planting zones

3a-9b

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Hosta 'Spilt Milk' plant details

Hosta 'Spilt Milk' is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with blue, green, variegated and white foliage. In summer white flowers emerge. Features glaucous texture. Attracts hummingbirds. Grows well with bright shade - shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something pollution tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Hosta 'Spilt Milk'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: asparagaceae
Foliage: deciduous blue, green, variegated and white
Mature size: 30 IN - 40 IN - wide, 14 IN - 24 IN - tall
Flowers: white blooms in summer
Uses: big leaves, clumping, container plant, heart-shaped leaves, long-lived, unique, woodland garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Hosta 'Spilt Milk'

USDA Zones: 3a - 9b
Sun exposure: bright shade - shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Resistant to: snail / slug, pollution and verticillium wilt
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

'Spilt Milk' is a large blue hosta with rounded leaves randomly streaked and misted with white. Always recognizable in the garden, you can't mistake this one for any other. Slow growing but worth the wait.

By: Botanophilia

Thick, round crinkled leaves with streaked mottled milky white; A stable streaked hosta. White flowers in mid summer. Plant in morning sun to full shade. Medium/large hosta.

By: Sebright Gardens

A Seaver introduction, bearing blue green leaves of heavy substance that appear to be spattered with milk. Forms clumps 34" wide and 24" tall. A unique and sought after Hosta.