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plantain lily 'Striptease'

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A herbaceous perennial forming a mound of foliage to 50cm high and 115cm wide. The oval leaves have a chartreuse centre, turning yellow to ivory, which is separated by a thin white line from a wide dark green margin. Pale purple flowers are held on stems aove the mounded foliage in summer

Scientific classification

Species: plantain lily 'Striptease' (Hosta 'Striptease')
Genus: Hosta
Family: Asparagaceae

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Toxicity: Herbaceous Perennial
Plant type: 0.5-1 metres
Height: 1-1.5 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Clump forming
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Distribution of plantain lily 'Striptease'

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of plantain lily 'Striptease'

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plantain lily 'Striptease' care guide

Keep humus-rich soil evenly moist, especially during warm weather
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Watering

Keep humus-rich soil evenly moist, especially during warm weather

Fertilizing

Balanced shade-perennial feed monthly in spring and early summer

Pruning

Remove spent foliage as required and clear up dead foliage when it dies back at the end of the growing season

Propagation

Propagate by division in late summer or early spring

Growing

Grow in fertile, moist but well-drained soil with shelter from cold, dry winds. Best in slightly acid or neutral soils; it will grow in alkaline soils if enriched but shallow, chalky soils can cause leaves to yellow. Partial shade is best but it can tolerate some sun if the soil is kept moist. Mulch in spring. See hosta cultivation

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