June 25, 2019 Empress Wu Hosta, David Douglas, William Robert Guilfoyle, Nathaniel Lord Britton, George Orwell, Gardener's Latin by Bill Neal, Floral Pins, and Eric Carle
Did you know that the most popular giant hosta is Empress Wu?
At maturity the plan is 5 feet tall with an 8 foot spread.
Pictures don't really do the Empress Wu hosta justice. Because of its size and fast rate of growth, Empress Wu demands soil that is consistently moist but not soggy.
Empress Wu was bred by Brian and Virginia Skag out of Lowell, Indiana. On February 23, 2010, they finally received their patent for the impressive Empress Wu hosta.
Brevities
#OTD It was on this day in 1799, the Scottish botanist David Douglas was born.
Douglas was responsible for the identification over 200…
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