HOSTA: El CAPITAN Delightful NEWER For 2010 Growing & Shipped In 4" pot.
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Hosta El Capitan makes Slugs and Snails Give Up in Despair. dazzle your friends and neighbors with this unusual hosta. The foliage is heart-shaped and deeply corrugated, even at a young age. Jagged margins of gold turn to yellow and soft cream in summer heat, making the rich blue-green centers stand out even more beautifully. Three soothing colors on substantial, beautifully textured leaves Such a splendid tricolor Hosta, 'El Capitan' would be lovely even without its ability to foil nibbling slugs and snails. But the thick, substantial foliage is a huge part of its appeal, with its subdued shades of blue, green, and golden-yellow. This is a Hosta to treasure in border or container. The plant is topped by lavender blooms on 4-foot stems in midsummer, but they are insignificant compared to the foliage display. El Capitan is truly a fabulous hosta. Reaching 40 inches high and a little more than 2 feet wide, 'El Capitan' is a useful size for large plantings in the border, imposing container specimens, and woodland settings. The heavy veining and substantial foliage thickness, which keeps slugs and snails from nibbling it, improves with each passing year. Long-lived, very adaptable to garden stresses from cold to heat, drought to poor soil, 'El Capitan' is destined to make a great impression in your garden. Ideal for USDA Zones 3-8. Growing & Shipped in 4" pots. Limited Quantity available for 2009.