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Wiggly Hosta

- Description
This hosta is a distinctive and stylish cultivar. It stands out in any shade garden due to its finely textured, narrow, and rippled leaves, creating a dynamic, almost electric appearance.
🌿 Foliage Characteristics:
Leaf Shape: Long, strap-like leaves that are thin and pointed, cascading outward in a fountain-like manner.
Leaf Texture: Wavy or squiggly margins, which give the plant its playful, animated look.
Color: Vibrant chartreuse to bright yellow-green, especially when grown in more sun; the foliage glows with a nearly neon quality in the landscape.
Growth Habit: Forms a dense, low-growing mound with an arching habit, typically reaching 10-12 inches tall and 18-24 inches wide.
🌸 Flowering:
Produces slender flower stalks (scapes) in midsummer.
Pale lavender to light purple blooms rise above the foliage, though the flowers are usually secondary to the foliage display.
🌱 Ideal Growing Conditions:
Light: Partial shade to filtered sun; the brighter color intensifies with more sunlight (without scorching).
Soil: Moist, well-drained, organically rich soil.
Uses: Perfect for containers, borders, rock gardens, or edging. Also great for adding contrast next to blue or dark green hostas.
This hosta is a real texture-enhancer in mixed plantings and adds a burst of brightness wherever it's planted.