Phyllodium longipes - Plant

Planting and care

Use a root stimulator solution at the time of planting to encourage root growth, then mulch to a depth of 1" to 1-1/2". Keep the soil evenly moist for at least a couple of months or until the plant is established. Each year your hosta will reward you with additional offsets that enlarge the clump size.

Caring for Phyllodium longipes

• To keep your growing hostas healthy, fertilize them each spring with an all-purpose garden fertilizer. Additional summer fertilizing may be helpful, but not necessary. Granular fertilizers should never sit on the leaves. With the exception of crown rot and leaf rot, Hosta plants are relatively disease free.

Typical uses of Phyllodium longipes

Special features: Hostas are a mainstay of shade gardens. This hosta is best mixed with other perennials in shady borders, shade gardens or woodland gardens.

Culinary use:

Ornamental use: The plant is used for ornamental purpose.

References

• http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=248938&isprofile=0&