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Jack of Diamonds Hosta

Hosta 'Jack of Diamonds'

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Jack of Diamonds Hosta (Hosta 'Jack of Diamonds') at Pender Pines Garden Center

Jack of Diamonds Hosta foliage

Jack of Diamonds Hosta foliage

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Jack of Diamonds Hosta (Hosta 'Jack of Diamonds') at Pender Pines Garden Center

Jack of Diamonds Hosta flowers

Jack of Diamonds Hosta flowers

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Plant Height:  10 inches

Flower Height:  18 inches

Spacing:  20 inches

Sunlight:  partial shade  full shade 

Hardiness Zone:  2a

Other Names:  Plantain Lily, Funkia

Description:

A beautiful medium sized variety featuring mounds of rich blue-green foliage with chartreuse margins and variegation; white flowers appear on tall scapes during the midsummer months; adds color, contrast and texture to shaded beds, borders and containers

Ornamental Features

Jack of Diamonds Hosta features dainty spikes of white tubular flowers rising above the foliage from early to mid summer. Its attractive textured pointy leaves remain bluish-green in color with showy chartreuse variegation throughout the season.

Landscape Attributes

Jack of Diamonds Hosta is a dense herbaceous perennial with tall flower stalks held atop a low mound of foliage. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.

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

Jack of Diamonds Hosta is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Mass Planting
  • Border Edging
  • General Garden Use
  • Groundcover

Planting & Growing

Jack of Diamonds Hosta will grow to be about 10 inches tall at maturity extending to 18 inches tall with the flowers, with a spread of 24 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 20 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain low and dense right to the ground. 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  Edging  Garden  Groundcover 
Applications
Flowers  Foliage Color  Plant Form 
Ornamental Features