Go Back Komodo Dragon

Posted: May 7, 2019 at 4:22 PM
Hosta 'Komodo Dragon'
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Plant Type: Hostas

A giant hosta that forms a cascading mound. Large, dark green leaves with loosely rippled margins on long petioles. Light lavender, tubular flowers are held just above the foliage in midsummer. Leaves are rounded with a twisted tip, blue-green to gray-green with a rippled edge. It is a vigorous grower that in time will develop into a huge clump.

Komodo Dragon’ has a beautiful loosely pie crust edge and large dark green leaves. Flowers are pale lavender on 36″ scapes. A rapid grower, it comes to us from Mildred Seaver and attains a size of 72 x 28″.

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Flower Color

White

Foliage Color

Dark green

Plant Spread

72"

Good Companions

Other hostas and shade loving plants

Plant Height

28"

Scape Height

39"

Hardness Zone

3

Soil Moisture

All hosta love rich, organic, moist soil

Characteristics & Attributes

Attributes

This Mildred Seaver introduction makes a stunner of a clump! The heavily rippled dark green pointed leaves stretch outward to form an impressive upright 7' wide H. fluctuans-like clump.

Bloom Time

June - July

Critter Resistance

Resistance to slugs

Exposure

Part to full shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Seasonal Interests

Spring/summer