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Posted: February 27, 2021 at 7:45 PM
Hosta 'Tiny Gems'
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Plant Type: Hostas

‘Tiny Gems’ is a mound of thick, blue foliage. The leaves are folded and wavy, with a point on the end. Pale lavender flowers appear in the summer.

Hosta ‘Tiny Gems’ is a 2017 Plant Delights Nursery introduction that forms a 4″ tall x 14″ wide clump of pointed, heart-shaped blue-green leaves. This 2006 seedling was concocted from a series of crosses that include the parents Hosta ‘venusta’, ‘sieboldii’, ‘sieboldiana’, ‘longipes’, and Hosta ‘Blue Mouse Ears’.

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Flower Color

Pale lavender shades

Foliage Color

Blue-Green

Plant Spread

18"

Good Companions

Other shade loving plants

Plant Height

5"

Scape Height

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Hardness Zone

3-9

Soil Moisture

Moist, Rich, Organic

Characteristics & Attributes

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Bloom Time

Mid-Late Summer

Critter Resistance

Rabbits

Exposure

Part-Full Shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Seasonal Interests

Midsummer