Buy Hosta 'Great Escape'

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 13"-18"
W: 36"

planting zones

3a-8b

Mature Division--Bare Root | $24

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Hosta 'Great Escape' plant details

Hosta 'Great Escape' is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with blue, variegated and white foliage. In summer lavender flowers emerge. 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 'Great Escape'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: asparagaceae
Foliage: deciduous blue, variegated and white
Mature size: 36 IN wide, 13 IN - 18 IN - tall
Flowers: lavender blooms in summer
Uses: big leaves, container plant, heart-shaped leaves, long-lived, woodland garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Hosta 'Great Escape'

USDA Zones: 3a - 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

'Great Escape', a sport of 'Halcyon', is a new medium sized Hosta with intensely blue 7" x 5" leaves rimmed with a wide creamy white margin. Mature plants grow to 3' in width, and their height without flowers is 14". Blooms in mid summer with lavender blossoms.

By: Avant Gardens

Heavy textured & substanced, showy blue leaves surrounded by very wide white borders; Super performer. Bell shaped, lilac flowers in late summer. Plant in partial sun to full shade. Medium size hosta.