Buy Hosta 'Thunderbolt'

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 18"-2'
W: 2'

planting zones

4a-8b

Mature Division--Bare Root | $10

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Hosta 'Thunderbolt' plant details

Hosta 'Thunderbolt' is a fast-growing broadleaf deciduous perennial with blue, gold, 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 verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Hosta 'Thunderbolt'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: asparagaceae
Foliage: deciduous blue, gold, green, variegated and white
Mature size: 2 FT wide, 18 IN - 2 FT - tall
Flowers: white blooms in summer
Uses: big leaves, container plant, heart-shaped leaves, long-lived, woodland garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Hosta 'Thunderbolt'

USDA Zones: 4a - 8b
Sun exposure: bright shade - shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Resistant to: verticillium wilt
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Creamy-yellow lightning flash centers turn white by summer on heavily corrugated, blue-green leaves. Slender stems support white flowers in mid-summer. A vigorous sport of 'Elegans' hosta. Growth Rate fast

By: Garden World

A vigorous sport of H. sieboldiana 'Elegans'; possibly a tetraploid. Rubbery, corrugated, blue-green leaves have a narrow, yellow thunderbolt down the centre; this flash turns creamy-white by midsummer. Near-white flowers appear on 26 inch scapes in midsummer

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Beautiful blue-green margined leaves with thunderbolt like, narrow creamy yellow centers turning white in summer; heavily corrugated; good grower & excellent substance. White flowers in mid summer. Plant in partial sun to light shade. Medium size hosta.