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Hosta 'October Sky'

Hosta (Small-Medium)

Plant Type:

HOSTA

Hosta 'October Sky' - Small-Medium. 'October Sky is a vase-shaped powder blue, notable in that this well-named hosta maintains its blue color until frost in the north. That is a great salient feature in that most blues slowly metamorphose to greener tones through the growing season as they gradually lose the waxy overlay that provides the color. Leaf blades are handsomely ribbed with subtle puckering on some. It is very neat and "clean looking". A 2008 Don Dean intro from the parentage of 'Frosted Dimples' and 'Salute'. Late summer lavender flowers are densely clustered in a bouquet. Established potted Hosta from division.


Height:

14 in

Spread:

30 in

Colors:

Lavender

Zone:

3 to 9
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Characteristics and Attributes for Hosta 'October Sky'

Season of Interest (Flowering)

  • Late Summer

Season of Interest (Foliage)

  • Spring / Summer / into Autumn

Nature Attraction

  • Honey Bees & Native Bees

Light

  • Shade
  • Dappled Shade

Attributes

  • Border
  • Cutting Garden
  • Cottage Garden
  • Woodland
  • Accent

Growth Rate in the Garden

  • Slow

Soil

  • Draining
  • Fertile
  • Woodland

Origins

  • Garden Origin

Propagated By

  • Division

Genus Overview: Hosta

Common Name: Hosta


Hosta. Hosta is a staple for shade gardeners. Hostas prefer open to dappled shade conditions. Early morning or late day sun is generally acceptable. The exception to the rule (and it seems in the plant world there is always at least one exception to the rule!) is Hosta plantaginea which requires more sun for flowering to occur. Hostas can fill a midsummer’s day dream with spikes of lavender, purple and white blossoms, some fragrant. There are growers and collectors who dislike hosta flowers though I find this a curious affectation; I am personally grateful for perennials of easy disposition that so readily bloom, carefree, adorning and lighting the woodland garden during a period that might otherwise be a flowerless void. Flower your garden! Dig in. Have fun. Hostas prefer fertile draining soil with many demonstrating moderate drought tolerance once established. Many of the following are offered as pot-grown divisions of our stock plants. Others are from tissue culture. For Hosta there are several different size charts available that can be found on line with some digging. Of course, some plants straddle these arbitrary determinations. We are using the following classification...

Mature Heights:

Miniature: less than 6 inches

Small: 6 - 12 inches

Medium: 12 - 18 inches

Large: 18 - 24 inches

Very Large: 24+ inches

Please note that if Hosta is purchased in our autumn shipping windows they will arrive cutback and ready for the long winter's nap.