Product Description
Hosta 'Fire Island' (Brinka 1998) (20)ct Flat
- A small to medium sized hosta that is hard to miss in the spring garden
- Leaves emerge brilliant yellow on red petioles; red coloring extends from the base of the petiole up into the leaves
- As the season progresses, the foliage darkens to chartreuse, but the red petioles remain all season long
- The broadly ovate leaves are slightly corrugated with distinctly rippled margins at maturity
- Lavender flowers are produced in midsummer
- Vigorous grower; best in full shade
- Parent: longipes hypoglauca x CRESTED SURF.
Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit -- 2012
Height: 10 - 14 Inches
Spread: 15 - 30 Inches
Scape Height: 18 - 20 Inches
Hardiness Zones: 3,4,5,6,7,8,9
Flower Color: Purple shades
Foliage Color: Yellow shades
Part Shade (4-6 hrs. Direct Sun) - Full Shade (< 4 hrs. Direct Sun)
Average to Consistent Water Needs
Average to Fertile Soil Quality
Bloomtime: Midsummer
Attracts Hummingbirds
Growth Rate: Medium
Border Plant, Container, Cut Foliage, Easy To Grow, Mass Planting