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Origin: Not Native to North America. Described as one of the best large blue hostas available, 'Big Daddy' forms a very large mass of thick, chalky blue leaves. The rounded leaves become cupped and puckered when mature. Heavy substance helps to make this hosta more slug resistant.
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'Big Daddy’ is a large, blue-leaved hosta that grows in a mound to 28" tall and to 40" wide. It is a sport of H. 'Fortunei Robusta Variegated'. It features round, thick, cupped, rugose, rich blue leaves (to 12" by 11") with mucronate tips and cordate bases. Best blue foliage color occurs in shade with some tolerance for some brief morning sun.
Jul 4, 2022 · Big daddy hostas grow to be about 4-feet wide and 2-feet tall. They have lovely pale purple funnel-shaped flowers that bloom right about the mass of leaves. Each leaf is about 1-foot long and wide, with cupping about 2-inches deep. Big daddy hosta can be grown in zones 3-9.
Big Daddy Hosta is a large blue hosta that has large white flowers, is slug resistant, and grows in deep shade. Learn how to grow this zone 4 perennial. Big Daddy is probably one of the best large Blue Hostas in the industry. It was registered by Paul Aden in 1978.
Hosta Large Leaf Big Daddy. ★★★★★. 4.0 1. Write a Review. An elegant hosta with a big presence. Big Daddy's dusky, blue-grey leaves are 12" wide and have a quilted texture that adds interest and also helps protect them from slugs. Mature plants can reach 28" tall and up to 40" across. Lavender flowers in midsummer. Big Leaves Flowers.
Hosta. USDA Zone: 2-9. Plant number: 1.278.040. Hosta are among the most popular of perennials for shady areas, with hundreds of varieties now readily available. Plants form a sturdy mound of foliage, topped with lily-like blooms.
