Reliable and long lived, `Lakeside Slick Chick’ quickly awakens each spring to display a neat n’ tidy habit of elliptical, emerald green, creamy-yellow edged leaves. By mid-summer, these are accented with copious wands of clear lavender trumpet-shaped flowers. `Lakeside Slick Chick’ is an excellent groundcover, edging or companion plant.
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Details
Hardiness Zone:
3
Blossom Color:
Violet to Purple
Growth Habit:
Clump Forming
Max Height:
8"
Texture:
Coarse Texture
Recommended Spacing:
10" to 14"
We sell this plant in these containers:
#1 Pot
Special Characteristics
Seasonal Effect
Moderate Area
Drought Tolerant
Hummingbird
Butterflies
Bees
Small Area
Sandy Soil Tolerant
Controls Erosion
Features
Neat and tidy with emerald green and cream variegated elliptical leaves.
Landscape Value
An excellent groundcover, edging or companion plant.
Care
Watering:
`Lakeside Slick Chick' 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:
`Lakeside Slick Chick' 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:
`Lakeside Slick Chick' 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.
