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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
Hosta 'Iron Gate Delight'
V. Sellers 81
This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.
Shop Available HostaItem #: 1558
Zones: 3a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 16" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Here is one of the truly great heat tolerant hostas that slipped through the proverbial cracks. Hosta 'Iron Gate Delight', introduced in 1981 by North Carolina's own Van Sellers, has 5" long oval leaves with a very dramatic border that emerges gold, then changes over to cream. Hosta 'Iron Gate Delight' is a vigorous grower that matures into a spectacular 3' wide clump, further enhanced with extremely fragrant lavender flowers on 2' scapes in midsummer... basically an improved Hosta 'So Sweet'!
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Other Attributes
Genus: Hosta
Flower Color: Purple/Lavender
Leaf Color: Green , Variegated
Bloom Time: Summer
Container Role: Thrillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Living Wall
Other: Butterfly Attracting Plants , Edimentals , Dry Shade Plants , Fragrant Flowers , Groundcovers , Hummingbird Plants , Pollinator Plants , Medicinal Plants , Plants that Attract Birds , Rain Garden Plants , Salt Tolerant Seaside Plants , Wet Shade Plants , Colored Foliage , Patterned Foliage