Hosta 'Devon Green'

Common name: Devon Green Hosta

Description: This eye-catching Hosta cultivar is prized for its exceptionally glossy, dark green foliage that creates a striking presence in shaded gardens. The leaves are broadly ovate with distinctly pointed tips and maintain their rich, lustrous green colour throughout the growing season without fading. 'Devon Green' forms a neat, medium-sized mound of elegant foliage, complemented in midsummer by lavender flower stems rising above the leaves, bearing pale lavender, bell-shaped blooms. The plant's intense green colouration and high-gloss finish make it particularly effective at brightening shady corners and providing contrast to lighter-coloured companion plants.

Other benefits: excellent slug resistance due to thicker leaf texture, long-lasting foliage quality, effective ground cover for shaded areas

Wildlife attraction: hummingbirds and bees visit the flowers

Height & spread (approx.) at 10 years: 40cm x 75cm

Position: partial to full shade; morning sun with afternoon shade ideal; protect from strong midday and afternoon sun

Soil pH: slightly acidic to neutral preferred but adaptable to various soil types

Moisture: consistent moisture required; mulch to retain soil moisture; not drought tolerant

Winter hardiness: cold hardy to -30°C; dies back to ground level in winter and re-emerges in spring