Empress Wu

Empress Wu

A seedling of ‘Big John’ and the largest known Hosta available growing to a mature size of 48″ tall and 70″Wide and even as big as 50″T x 100″W) this massive plant forms a gigantic upright mound of huge, thick, dark green corrugated wavy leaves that have a glaucous coating in spring giving a blue-green appearance. Very pale reddish violet flowers appear in mid-summer. It will make a fantastic statement in your shade garden – but Be patient with this hosta. It gets big but not overnight. Will take 5 to 8 years to reach a mature size. Light Requirement:  Part Shade to Shade