Hosta 'Aphrodite'

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 24"-36"
W: 36"

planting zones

3a-9b

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Hosta 'Aphrodite' plant details

Hosta 'Aphrodite' is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In summer white flowers emerge. Features glossy texture. Grows well with mostly shade - shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Hosta 'Aphrodite'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: asparagaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 36 IN wide, 24 IN - 36 IN - tall
Flowers: white blooms in summer
Uses: big leaves, container plant, fragrant, heart-shaped leaves, long-lived, woodland garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Hosta 'Aphrodite'

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

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Lush, shiny green foliage; lovely, very fragrant, double white flowers in late summer. Plant in full sun & lots of water for best bloom results but blooms well enough in light shade. Large hosta.

By: Sebright Gardens

There's not much fancy variegation going on with species plantaginea. Instead you get light green, glossy, beautifully ribbed leaves and spectacular, large, extremely fragrant white flowers in summer. This one plant alone could bathe your entire shade garden in fragrance. 'Aphrodite' has large, impressive double flowers. The foliage of plantagineas is thinner than many other hostas. Plant in shade away from heat and drying winds.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

A beautiful hose in hose double form of H. plantaginea grandiflora it is perhaps the most lovely of all the Hostas in terms of flowers.

By: Arrowhead Alpines

A winter dormant, clumping perennial. In summer tall spikes of double, white, exquisitely perfumed, trumpet flowers rise above the large, heart shaped, glossy green, prominently veined leaves. Provide with light shade, moisture, food and plenty of organic matter. Protect from slugs and snails. Can break dormancy as late as December. The only double flowered hosta.