Go Back Rhino Hide

Posted: May 7, 2019 at 4:35 PM
Hosta 'Rhino Hide'
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Plant Type: Hostas

You have to feel it to believe it! “The texture and substance of the leaves remind you of a rhino’s hide—thick and unusual” is how it was described in the AHS Hosta Journal (vol. 39 No.1 “Slugs and Substance”). Slugs can’t touch ‘Rhino Hide’!

Leaves of extremely thick substance have wide, blue margins and a narrow, light green center that brightens to yellow. They are cupped and puckered, forming a medium to large sized clump in the landscape. White flowers top the scapes in early to midsummer.

This durable hosta exhibits greater sun tolerance than many other hostas, though partial shade is still best.

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Flower Color

White

Foliage Color

Light green with blue margins

Plant Spread

30"

Good Companions

Other shade loving plants

Plant Height

16"

Scape Height

20"

Hardness Zone

3-9

Soil Moisture

Moist, Rich, Organic

Characteristics & Attributes

Attributes

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Bloom Time

Early to Midsummer

Critter Resistance

Rabbits

Exposure

Part-Full Shade

Growth Rate

Slow-Medium

Seasonal Interests

Summer