Go Back Great White Whale

Posted: July 18, 2020 at 9:56 AM
Hosta 'Great White Whale'
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Plant Type: Hostas

Very large mound of corrugated and wavy foliage. Leaves blue-green in spring and the margin is barely noticeable. The margin becomes more dramatic as the season progresses.

Registered by Andy Torvinen of Michigan in 2018, this cultivar is a large size (28″ tall by 40″ wide) sport of H. ‘Humpback Whale’. It has medium green foliage with a chartreuse to cream colored marginal variegation. The leaves are broadly ovate and flat. Near white flowers bloom from June through July.

 

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Flower Color

Near white

Foliage Color

Green

Plant Spread

39"

Good Companions

Other shade loving plants

Plant Height

28"

Scape Height

—

Hardness Zone

3-9

Soil Moisture

Moist and highly organic

Characteristics & Attributes

Attributes

Extra large leaves measuring 12x10" in size.

Bloom Time

June - July

Critter Resistance

Rabbits

Exposure

Partial to full shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Seasonal Interests

Spring/Summer