Vulcan is a vigorous, white-centered hosta with broad, heart-shaped leaves. Dark green margins and streaks of lighter yellow jet in toward the bright white center, and the center holds up well rather than browning out in summer.
It forms a mound about 22 inches tall and 3 feet wide and grows at a good clip. In mid to late summer, white scapes carry light lavender flowers just above the leaves. Use it as a specimen, massed, or in a container.
What it looks like
Broad, heart-shaped leaves with a bright white center, dark green margins, and lighter yellow-green streaks jetting inward between them. Leaves are smooth with visible veins and a slight wave. The plant forms a rounded mound about 22 inches tall and 36 inches wide. In mid to late summer, white scapes about 24 inches tall carry light lavender trumpet flowers just above the foliage. At peak the white centers glow within the dark green edges.
Growing it with lavender
Hostas want shade and steady moisture, the opposite of lavender's hot, dry bed, so give this one a spot under trees or along the north side of the house with ferns and astilbe.
Care
Plant in part to full shade in rich, humus-heavy soil that stays evenly moist but drains well; water deeply during dry spells, especially the first summer. Hardy in zones 3-9. Cut spent scapes after bloom and divide crowded clumps in early spring as the shoots emerge.
At a glance
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Botanical name: Hosta
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Flower color: Light lavender
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Foliage: White center with dark green margins and yellow-green streaks
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Growth habit: Rounded mound
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Mature size: 22 in tall × 36 in wide
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USDA hardiness zones: 3–9
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Light: part sun to part shade, full shade
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Bloom start: Mid-July
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Peak bloom: Early-August
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Bloom pattern: Single Flush
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Deer resistance: Susceptible
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Pollinator value: Good
Sizes and shipping
Dormant bare-root plant, sold in boxes of 25 per variety (order in multiples of 25). Bare-root plants ship or are picked up March 1–May 31 only. They are soil-free, so they may ship to every state in that window. Dormant plants often show little or no top growth on arrival; plant or heel them in promptly.
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