Hosta venusta
Plant Expert:
Allan Armitage Hosta venusta
Allan Armitage
Hosta venusta
Hosta venusta (click for large image)
Dwarf Hosta, Dwarf Plantain-lily, Hosta
Common Names:
  • Dwarf Hosta
  • Dwarf Plantain-lily
  • Hosta
 
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Origin:

  Korea  

Sun/Water Requirements:

  Partial/Full shade.

Climate / Hardiness Zones:

  Zone 3 to Zone 9

Growth:

  Range: Grows from 3" to 4".

Flowers:

  Color(s): Purple
Season(s): Summer

Armitage says: "The flower stem rises 8-12" above the foliage and carries 4-8 lilac flowers about 1 1/2" long."  

Foliage:

  Color: Leaves are green.
Armitage says: "The green leaf blades are only about 1" long by 3/4" wide , with 3-4 pairs of lateral veins.The flower stem rises 8-12" above the foliage and carries 4-8 lilac flowers about 1 1/2" long."  

Landscape Value:

 

Other:

  Armitage says: "This is one of the dwarfest of hostas, although other hybrids are appearing which are scaled down versions of their predecessors."  

Other Hosta venusta References & Articles:
Hosta venusta is hardy in these areas:
Alameda, CAAlamo, CAAlsip, IL
American Canyon, CAAngwin, CAAntioch, CA
Baltimore, MDBayside, NYBronx, NY
Brooklyn, NYBrownsville, TXCanton, MI
Chicago, ILCicero, ILCollege Point, NY
Conneaut, OHCorona, NYDanville, CA
Detroit, MIDorset, OHEast Claridon, OH
East Elmhurst, NYEcorse, MIElmhurst, NY
Elmwood Park, ILElyria, OHEssex, CA
Evergreen Park, ILFawnskin, CAFerndale, MI
Florence, SCFlushing, NYFontana, CA
Forest Falls, CAForest Hills, NYFort Eustis, VA
Fresh Meadows, NYGlen Burnie, MDGwynn Oak, MD
Harper Woods, MIHarrison Township, MIHunt Valley, MD
Jackson Heights, NYLeasburg, NCLexington, NC
Liberty, NCLinwood, NCLittle Neck, NY
Ludlow, CAMacomb, MIMarysville, MI
Maspeth, NYMemphis, MIMercedes, TX
Middle Village, NYMission, TXModesto, CA
Moreno Valley, CAMorgantown, WVMount Clemens, MI
New Baltimore, MINew Haven, MINew York, NY
Newport News, VANorth Ridgeville, OHNorth Street, MI
Oakland Gardens, NYOlmito, TXPenitas, TX
Pharr, TXPhelan, CAPhiladelphia, PA
Pikesville, MDPinon Hills, CAPort Isabel, TX
Progreso, TXRedlands, CARego Park, NY
Rialto, CARidgewood, NYRimforest, CA
Riverdale, ILSaratoga, CASoquel, CA
Sparrows Point, MDStaten Island, NYTaylor, MI
Temperance, MITemple City, CATowson, MD
Trenton, MITres Pinos, CAUpland, CA
Virginia Beach, VAWalnut, CAWatsonville, CA
Wayne, MIWestland, MIWhitestone, NY
Whitmore Lake, MI
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