Hosta lancifolia | Narrowleaf Plantain Lily | Various
Hosta lancifolia belongs to the plant family HOSTACE and Genus Hosta This plant specimen prefers Wet soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Hosta lancifolia does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Hosta lancifolia so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Hosta lancifolia narrowleaf plantain lily is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Hosta lancifolia can survive very cold winters with annual averages as low as -30 Fahrenheit. It prefers moist to wet soils.
Hosta lancifolia will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 3 and10 years.
Hosta lancifolia is a perennial.
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 2' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
"Xeriscape Gardening: Water Conservation for the American Landscape", Connie Lockhart Ellefson, Thomas L. Stephens, and Douglas Welsh, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1992.