Go Back Gemstone

Posted: May 7, 2019 at 4:55 PM
Hosta 'Gemstone'
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Plant Type: Hostas

This 1998 cross of Hosta ‘Venusta’ x Hosta ‘Dorset Blue’ resulted in one of our all-time favorite selections that we christened H. ‘Gemstone’. Hosta ‘Gemstone’ makes a vigorous-growing, but a small wide clump of narrow blue leaves. In midsummer, the clumps are topped with short 10″ spikes of elegant lavender flowers. If you like small valuable hostas, add a ‘Gemstone’ to your garden.

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Flower Color

Lavender Shades

Foliage Color

Blue/Green Shades

Plant Spread

24"

Good Companions

Other shade loving plants

Plant Height

10"

Scape Height

10"

Hardness Zone

3-9

Soil Moisture

Moist, rich, organic

Characteristics & Attributes

Attributes

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Bloom Time

Mid to late summer

Critter Resistance

Rabbits

Exposure

Part to Full Shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Seasonal Interests

Summer