Description | Hosta Blue Cadet is a medium size Hosta with dark bluish green leaves and purple lavenderish flowers. |
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Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
Hardiness Zone | 4 |
Sunlight | part shade to shade |
Moisture | average |
Soil & Site | average |
Flowers | purplish lavender |
Leaves | dark bluish green |
Dimensions | 15 inches tall, spreads to 36 inches, forms a dense mound, fast grower |
Propagation | division |
Cultivar Origin | Registered by Paul Aden in 1974. It was a seedling Tokudama |
Author's Notes | In order to get a bit more blue in the foliage Blue Cadet needs a little sun. Produces a full spike of flowers and is very ornamental when in bloom. |
Notes & Reference | #50-The Hosta Handbook (Mark R. Zillis) |