Hosta 'Pandora's Box' (v)
plantain lily 'Pandora's Box'
'Pandora's Box' is a clump-forming, dainty miniature cultivar to 10cm high. The dark grey-green leaves have creamy-white irregular margins and pale lavender flowers are borne on pink stems, to 45cm high, in midsummer
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Size
Ultimate height
0.1鈥�0.5 metresTime to ultimate height
1鈥�2 yearsUltimate spread
0.1鈥�0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well鈥揹rainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Cream Green Grey Silver Variegated | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Purple | Cream Green Grey Silver Variegated | ||
| Autumn | Cream Green Grey Silver Variegated | |||
| Winter |
Position
- Full shade
- Partial shade
Aspect
North鈥揻acing or West鈥揻acing or 贰补蝉迟鈥揻补肠颈苍驳
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H7Botanical details
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Genus
Hosta are clump-forming herbaceous perennials with simple, ovate or lance-shaped leaves, often attractively coloured or variegated, and erect racemes of nodding, funnel or bell-shaped flowers in early summer
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in fertile, moist well-drained soil in part or full shade, shelter from cold winds. See hosta cultivation
Propagation
Propagate by division in late summer or early spring
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Cottage and informal garden
- Patio and container plants
- City and courtyard gardens
- Rock garden
- Flower borders and beds
- Garden edging
Pruning
Remove spent foliage as required and clear up dead foliage when it dies back at the end of the growing season
Pests
May be susceptible to slugs, snails and vine weevil
Diseases
Generally disease-free
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