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Photo by T. Avent taken at Walters Gardens, MI
Hosta 'Empress Wu' PP 20,774
B. Skaggs 08
Item #: 2863
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 48" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Hosta 'Empress Wu' is the largest-growing hosta on the market...a cross derived from forcing Hosta 'Big John' into some unnatural self-satisfaction. Our guess is that Hosta 'Empress Wu' has both Hosta sieboldiana and Hosta nigrescens in its background. In the garden, our vigorous three-year-old plants are already 3' tall x 6' wide, on their way to a mature size of 4' tall x 9' wide. The extremely large clumps of glossy green leaves that emerge blue-green in spring are topped with 5' tall stalks of light lavender flowers in June (NC). As you no doubt guessed, Hosta 'Empress Wu' is named after the late Empress Wu, the only female emperor of China.
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Other Attributes
Flower Color: Purple/Lavender
Bloom Time: Summer
Container Role: Thrillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Living Wall
Other: Butterfly Attracting Plants , Edimentals , Dry Shade Plants , Giant Plants , Groundcovers , Hummingbird Plants , Pollinator Plants , Plants that Attract Birds , Rain Garden Plants , Salt Tolerant Seaside Plants , Wet Shade Plants