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Captain Kirk Hosta

Hosta 'Captain Kirk'

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Captain Kirk Hosta (Hosta 'Captain Kirk') at Shelmerdine Garden Center

Captain Kirk Hosta

Captain Kirk Hosta

(Photo courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder)

Captain Kirk Hosta (Hosta 'Captain Kirk') at Shelmerdine Garden Center

Captain Kirk Hosta foliage

Captain Kirk Hosta foliage

(Photo courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder)

Captain Kirk Hosta (Hosta 'Captain Kirk') at Shelmerdine Garden Center

Captain Kirk Hosta in bloom

Captain Kirk Hosta in bloom

(Photo courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder)

Plant Height:  20 inches

Flower Height:  32 inches

Spacing:  26 inches

Sunlight:  partial shade  full shade 

Hardiness Zone:  2a

Other Names:  Plantain Lily, Funkia

Description:

A medium sized variety great for shaded beds, borders and containers; features mounds of heart-shaped foliage with heavy texturing emerging chartreuse and turning to gold with wide green margins; pale lavender flowers appear in mid summer

Ornamental Features

Captain Kirk Hosta features dainty spikes of lavender bell-shaped flowers rising above the foliage in mid summer. Its attractive large textured heart-shaped leaves emerge chartreuse in spring, turning gold in colour with showy dark green variegation throughout the season.

Landscape Attributes

Captain Kirk Hosta is a dense herbaceous perennial with tall flower stalks held atop a low mound of foliage. Its relatively coarse texture can be used to stand it apart from other garden plants with finer foliage.

This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;

  • Insects

Captain Kirk Hosta is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Mass Planting
  • General Garden Use
  • Groundcover

Planting & Growing

Captain Kirk Hosta will grow to be about 20 inches tall at maturity extending to 32 inches tall with the flowers, with a spread of 30 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 26 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an herbaceous perennial, this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter, and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!

This plant does best in partial shade to shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid. It can be propagated by division; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

 
 
Hardiness Zone Plant Height Minimum Sunlight
Characteristics
Massing  Garden  Groundcover 
Applications
Flowers  Foliage Color  Texture  Plant Form 
Ornamental Features

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