plantain lily 'Mouse Capades'
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Mouse Capades' is a compact, clump-forming perennial to 20cm high with nearly rounded, blue-green, wavy and twisted leaves with broad, creamy-yellow margins to 5cm long. Pale purple flowers are borne on short stems in summer
Scientific classification
- Species
- plantain lily 'Mouse Capades' (Hosta 'Mouse Capades')
- 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
- Partial shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of plantain lily 'Mouse Capades'
Distribution map
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of plantain lily 'Mouse Capades'
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plantain lily 'Mouse Capades' care guide
- Keep humus-rich soil evenly moist, especially during warm weather
- Watering
- Partial shade
- Sunlight
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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 or early spring
Growing
GrowingGrow in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in part shade or full shade with shelter from cold, dry winds. See hosta cultivation
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
Generally trouble free
Pests
May be attacked by slugs, snails and vine weevil
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