QVC Barbara King 2-Piece Blue and Gold Hosta Halcyon Duo Live Plants User Manual
- June 9, 2024
- QVC
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QVC Barbara King 2-Piece Blue and Gold Hosta Halcyon Duo Live Plants
Planting and Growing Guide
Blue & Gold Hosta Halcyon Duo Hosta
Blue & Gold Hosta Halcyon Duo
Collection includes 1 each of 2 varieties. A multiple award winner, Hosta Halcyon has metallic blue leaves. Hosta Sunny Halcyon has bright golden- colored foliage that invigorates darkened landscape corners, shadowy borders and walkways, and mixed container gardens. Both of these hostas resist damaging slugs. Great in shade gardens, borders, as a ground cover, in containers, or anywhere you need an eye-catching display. Halcyon creates tidy mounds of lush foliage with loads of soft lavender flowers.
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Choosing a Location
When deciding where to plant, please consider the unique needs and features of this variety:
| Winter Hardiness | Zones 3–9 |
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Daily Light Requirements
| Full to Partial Shade (No more than 1-2 hours of direct sun)
Spacing Between Plants| 24–36″
Mature Height/Spread| 14–16″ / 24–36″
Bloom Time| Early Summer–Early Fall
Planting Instructions
This product was shipped to you at the proper planting time for your area.
However, sometimes Mother Nature will bring in an unexpected cold front. Ideal
planting conditions are when the average high temperature is around 60°F and
the low temperature does not drop down below 40°F.
For optimum results, plant as follows:
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| Spade or rototill the soil 12″ deep, and create a hole large enough to
spread out the plant’s roots without bending them.
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Place your bareroot in the hole so that the top sits about 1″ below the soil surface.
3
| Refill the hole and firm the soil gently with your hands. (It’s always good to add organic matter to your soil. You can mix in dehydrated manure, garden compost, shredded leaves and/or peat moss.)
4
| Water plants in lightly after planting. Apply a 2–4″ layer of mulch to promote moisture retention and maintain even garden soil temperatures.
Continuing Care
Watering
| Water plants in lightly after planting. Once growth starts to emerge in
late spring, the plants need watered more frequently. However, take care not
to overwater. The soil should not be too soggy.
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Mulching
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Apply a 2–4″ layer of mulch to promote moisturwe retention and maintain even garden soil temperatures.
Weeding
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Keep the area around your plants free of weeds. Weeds compete with all plants for food, water and light. Walk around the garden periodically and pull weeds.
Grooming
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Remove spent stems after flowering to maintain a clean appearance all summer long.
Feeding
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Discontinue any fertilizers by early September to prepare your plants for winter dormancy.
Winterizing
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In the fall, when the leaves die back, trim the foliage so that about 2″ of it remains above the ground.
Out of the Box
Your package contains:
2 Bareroot plants
(No. 1 size, 1 each of 2 varieties)
- Your plants were shipped to you with the utmost care. The included wood chips or peat moss helps them arrive fresh and healthy.
- All items are measured and graded prior to shipping. You may notice minimal size variance between the plants in your package.
- We urge you to plant your new arrivals as soon as possible. In the event that planting must be delayed, please keep them in a cool, dark, dry place for a short period of time.
- Once planted they may take 4–6 weeks, depending upon the weather conditions, to wake up and start growing.
CAUTION
Not all plant material is edible. Though most plants are harmless, some
contain toxic substances which can cause headaches, nausea, dizziness or other
discomforts. As a general rule, only known food products should be eaten. In
case of ingestion, please contact your local poison control center at once and
advise them of the plant ingested.
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order, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Email us at:BarbaraKing@gardensalive.com
Call us at: 812-260-2166
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