Hosta 'Heat Wave'
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A compact, clump-forming, deciduous perennial with heart-shaped pale green leaves with a steel blue margin in spring, when in summer, the leaf center brightens to gold and the margins deepen to blue-green. At maturity the leaves are almost completely blue with just a bolt of yellow in the center. It is a sport of ‘Bright Lights’ with wider margins and a stronger growth rate. Upright stems of lavender-near white flowers appear in early to mid-summer
Scientific classification
- Species
- Hosta 'Heat Wave' (Hosta 'Heat Wave')
- Genus
- Hosta
- Family
- Asparagaceae
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- Toxicity
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Plant type
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- Deciduous
- Foliage
- Clump forming
- Habit
- Spring · Summer · Autumn
- Season of interest
- Full shade · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of Hosta 'Heat Wave'
Distribution map
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of Hosta 'Heat Wave'
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Hosta 'Heat Wave' care guide
- Keep humus-rich soil evenly moist, especially during warm weather
- Watering
- Full shade · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Keep humus-rich soil evenly moist, especially during warm weather
Fertilizing
FertilizingBalanced shade-perennial feed monthly in spring and early summer
Pruning
PruningRemove spent foliage as required and clear up dead foliage when it dies back at the end of the growing season
Propagation
PropagationPropagate by division in late summer and early spring
Growing
GrowingGrow in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in part shade with shelter from cold, dry winds. See hosta cultivation
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
May be susceptible to a virus
Pests
May be susceptible to slugs, snails and vine weevil
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