Hosta ‘El Niño’
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(Image Courtesy of Darwin Kebol) A sport of the “classic” selection `Halcyon’, `El Niño’ is a Hosta that you will fall in love with from the second you see it. Bearing exceedingly attractive, iridescent blue leaves edged in lily-white, `El Niño’s foliage is broadly ribbed, wavy edged, and of rich substance. One of the finest plants for the shade landscape, `El Niño’ also bears attractive, soft lavender, trumpet shaped flowers during midsummer.
Details
Hardiness Zone:
Blossom Color:
Violet to Purple
Growth Habit:
Clump Forming
Max Height:
1½'
Texture:
Recommended Spacing:
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Special Characteristics
Features
Attractive, iridescent blue leaves edged in lily-white, `El Niño's foliage is broadly ribbed, wavy edged, and of rich substance.
Landscape Value
One of the finest plants for the shade landscape.
Care
Watering:
`El Niño' Hosta is moderately drought tolerant but benefits from occasional watering, to maintain soil in a moist but not wet condition, during the summer months.
Fertilizing:
`El Niño' Hosta is a moderate feeder, benefiting from a couple of annual applications of slow release fertilizer. A spring application of a 3-1-2 ratio (such as a 15-5-10) can be applied at a rate of about 10 pounds per 1000 square feet, and during early fall, an application of a 2-1-2 ratio (such as a 10-5-10) can be applied to encourage root development and cold hardiness.
Pruning:
`El Niño' Hosta is a deciduous plant (nonevergreen) and does not require pruning. It is perfectly acceptable to allow the dropped leaves to decompose and nourish the soil.