About
Hosta 'Christmas Tree' is a clump-forming perennial that reaches approximately 25 cm in height and spans about 50 cm in width. The leaves are a mix of olive to dark green, featuring narrow, irregular creamy-white edges, and exhibit a pronounced puckering along with a glaucous coating. In mid-summer, it produces pale lavender blooms.
About the genus
Hostas are perennial plants that grow in clumps, featuring simple leaves that can be ovate or lanceolate in shape. These leaves may exhibit appealing colors or variegation. In early summer, they produce erect racemes bearing nodding flowers that are funnel- or bell-shaped.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Partial shade
- Soil type
- Clay, Loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- North-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H7
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in part shade with shelter from cold, dry winds. See hosta cultivation
- Pruning
- Remove spent foliage as required and clear up dead foliage when it dies back at the end of the growing season
- Propagation
- Propagate by division in late summer or early spring
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to slugs, snails and vine weevil
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to a virus