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Hosta Battle Strokes – 2 Plants
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Based on 75 cm between plants. For a faster ground cover, plant a little closer: see hostas as ground cover.
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1 pack = 2 plants. Mix & match any hostas – the discount is applied automatically in your cart.
Wavy leaves with pale yellow centres and dark green edges give Battle Strokes a sense of movement, and this large hosta has the presence to hold a shady corner by itself. It was bred in the Netherlands and is new in our range.
Give it a specimen spot where the whole clump can be seen, or a place at the rear of a shady border, away from hot afternoon sun. Its pale yellow centres put it among our yellow and gold hostas.
Our hosta planting guide covers every step, from soil to winter.
Covered by our 100% growing guarantee: if a plant does not grow although you followed our care advice, we replace or refund it.
| Leaf colour | Green and yellow, variegated |
|---|---|
| Size | Large |
| Light | Shade to partial shade |
| Suitable for | Borders, specimen plant |
| Hardiness | Fully hardy · USDA zones 3–9 |
| Flowers | Summer · visited by bees |
| Pack | 2 plants |
| Origin | Netherlands |
| Shipping | 1 March – 1 July |
| Guarantee | 100% growing guarantee |
More tips in our planting and care guide and our guide to bare-root hostas.
Shipping depends on your country and order value, and is free from €75 to 17 countries, including the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and France. We deliver to all 27 EU countries and Switzerland.
We ship from 1 March to 1 July. Orders placed between 1 July and 1 March are shipped from 1 March. See all shipping costs.
Quality guarantee: if the plants do not meet our quality standards.
Variety guarantee: if the plant turns out to be a different variety than the one you ordered.
Growth guarantee: if you followed our planting and care instructions, but the plant did not grow.
In each case we replace the plant or refund you. Funckia.com is a brand of Dutch-Bulbs B.V. from Voorhout, the Netherlands.
Battle Strokes grows large, so plan 75–100 cm between plants. That gives the wavy leaves room to spread, whether the plant stands alone or at the rear of a bed.
They are wavy, with a pale yellow centre and a dark green margin. On a large clump, that pale middle is easy to see from across the garden.
Battle Strokes was bred in the Netherlands, and it is one of the newer varieties in our range.
Care & seasons
Hostas need about 4 cm of water a week in summer, roughly 40 litres per square metre including rain. Water deeply at the base of the plant, preferably in the morning, whenever the top few centimetres of soil are dry. New plants, hostas under trees and hostas in pots need checking most often; a mulch keeps the soil moist for longer.
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Design & companions
Hostas make an excellent ground cover for shade: planted closely, their leaves meet and suppress weeds from late spring until autumn. Choose medium-sized, vigorous varieties, plant them a little closer than in a border, mulch the gaps until the leaves close, and expect full cover after about three seasons.
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Design & companions
A good shade border is built in layers: large hostas and tall partners at the back, medium hostas in the middle and small ones at the front. Repeat a few varieties in groups of three or five, contrast broad hosta leaves with fine ferns or grasses, and add spring bulbs for colour before the hostas wake.
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