When I say I love Hostas, I'm not really being hyperbolic, exaggerating my feelings towards them. If you can keep slugs away from them, and I can, they give so much. They are herbaceous so they die back under the ground in winter—no need to care for them in the coldest months—and in the spring they push up their new leaves. They have wonderful flowers, sometimes fragrant, that people seem to forget about. But, there's no sorrier sight than a hosta that has been eaten ragged by slithery little pesky slugs. I grow my hostas in large terracotta pots and I surround the base of the plants with sharp agricultural grit. Hosta 'Sagae' is a new one for my collection. I understand it is one of the showier hostas. I'm all for that. Show away!
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| Hosta 'Sagae' in a terracotta pot, surrounded with grit |
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| Hosta 'Sagae' |
Apparently, hosta 'Sagae' gets bell-shaped pale purple flowers on arching stems about 1.5m long in mid summer and grows to about 1m diameter. Clearly this hosta is a whopper! It's very hardy but likes partial shade, a sheltered east or north facing position, moist but well-draining soil (clay or loam), acid or neutral. I think I can give it that. I hope.
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Hosta 'Sagae' leaf
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