Description
Hosta Risky Business
Hosta Risky Business is a striking variegated hosta and a sport of the popular Hosta Striptease. This eye-catching variety features dark green leaves with a bold creamy-white to pure white centre, creating exceptional contrast throughout the growing season. The leaves are similar in shape and size to its parent plant, with a slightly twisted appearance that adds extra texture and interest. During summer, elegant lavender flowers rise above the foliage on upright stems, making this medium-sized hosta an excellent choice for shaded borders, woodland gardens and patio containers.
Plants leaves are cut back from August and will reappear late Spring.
Why Choose Hosta Risky Business?
Hosta Risky Business is highly regarded for its dramatic foliage and reliable garden performance. Furthermore, the crisp white centre remains clearly defined against the dark green margins, helping to brighten shaded areas of the garden. As a result, this variety makes an outstanding specimen plant and combines beautifully with ferns, heucheras, astilbes and other shade-loving perennials.
Growing Hosta Risky Business
For best results, grow Hosta Risky Business in partial shade or full shade in fertile, moisture-retentive but well-drained soil. Regular watering during dry periods will help maintain healthy foliage and encourage vigorous growth. Once established, this hardy perennial forms an attractive medium-sized mound approximately 40–50cm across and returns reliably each spring with increasing impact.
Beautiful Variegated Foliage
The distinctive foliage is the main attraction of this variety. Each leaf displays broad dark green margins surrounding a bright white central stripe that occupies roughly one-third of the leaf surface. Moreover, the slightly twisted leaves add movement and texture to planting schemes, ensuring season-long interest from spring until autumn.
Summer Flowers
In midsummer, attractive lavender to pinkish-lavender flowers appear on upright stems above the foliage. These elegant blooms complement the striking leaves and attract pollinating insects to the garden. Consequently, the plant offers ornamental value beyond its impressive foliage display.
Care and Maintenance
This reliable perennial requires minimal maintenance once established. Remove faded flower stems after flowering and tidy old foliage in autumn or early spring. Applying an annual mulch will help conserve moisture and improve soil fertility. Protect emerging shoots from slugs and snails during spring to maintain the best possible foliage display.
Related Plants and Further Information
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For expert hosta growing advice visit the British Hosta and Hemerocallis Society:
Key Features
- Sport of Hosta Striptease
- Medium-sized clump-forming hosta
- Dark green leaf margins
- Bold creamy-white to pure white centre
- Slightly twisted foliage
- Lavender flowers in summer
- Excellent contrast plant for shade
- Ideal for woodland gardens
- Suitable for borders and containers
- Hardy perennial
- Easy to grow and maintain
- Outstanding foliage interest
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