Hosta 'Sugar Mama'
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A medium-sized, clump-forming, deciduous perennial with rounded, cupped creamy-white foliage variegated with blue-green margins. Very pale purple to almost white flowers appear above the foliage during the summer. A slower-growing sport of 'Big Daddy'
Scientific classification
- Species
- Hosta 'Sugar Mama' (Hosta 'Sugar Mama')
- 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 'Sugar Mama'
Distribution map
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of Hosta 'Sugar Mama'
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Hosta 'Sugar Mama' care guide
- Keep soil evenly moist, especially in warm weather
- Watering
- Full shade · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Keep soil evenly moist, especially in warm weather
Fertilizing
FertilizingBalanced feed 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 or early spring
Growing
GrowingGrow in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in part to full shade with shelter from cold, dry winds. See hosta cultivation
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
Generally disease-free
Pests
May be susceptible to slugs, snails and vine weevil
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