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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
Hosta 'Dixie Chickadee'
T. Avent NR
This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.
Shop Available HostaItem #: 5412
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 4" tall
Origin: Hybrid
Hosta 'Dixie Chickadee' is a 2004 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction of a reverse sport of our earlier introduction Hosta 'Dixie Chick' (Hosta 'Masquerade' x Hosta 'Invincible'). Hosta 'Dixie Chickadee' is a very unusual plant in that the thick, waxy leaves are creamy yellow, edged in dark green and peppered with green flecks...a most unique pattern in hostas. This dwarf grower makes an 8" wide clump, topped in late summer with 1' tall spikes of large lavender flowers that attract hummingbirds.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Hosta
Flower Color: Purple/Lavender
Leaf Color: Green , Variegated , Yellow/Gold
Bloom Time: Summer
Container Role: Fillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Fairy Garden Plants , Gnome Gardens , Living Wall , Rock Garden Plants
Other: Butterfly Attracting Plants , Edimentals , Dry Shade Plants , Groundcovers , Hummingbird Plants , Pollinator Plants , Medicinal Plants , Plant Delights Introductions , Plants Named After Animals , Plants that Attract Birds , Rain Garden Plants , Salt Tolerant Seaside Plants , Wet Shade Plants , Colored Foliage , Patterned Foliage