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Hosta 'Francee' - 1 Bare Root Hosta Plant

The elegant heart shaped leaves of Hosta Francee are deeply ribbed and edged in eye catching, jagged, cream margins. When protected from slugs, this vigorous hardy perennial will quickly form neat clumps of foliage that really light up a shady spot. In July and August this RHS AGM variety produces attractive, lavender&45;blue flower spikes that stand just above the foliage. Hostas make a fabulous addition to borders, woodland gardens and patio containers, producing the best colour in a shady position. Supplied as bareroots. Height: 50cm &40;20&34;&41;. Spread: 75cm &40;30&34;&41;.Culinary information: The best part to use is the hoston, the rolled up leaf as it emerges in the spring. Cooking depends on the size of the hostons, small ones can be fried for a few minutes, going
well in stir fries. Thicker ones are better boiled and used as a vegetable. For more details about edible flowers click here.

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Supplier: Van Meuwen
SKU: V49159

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The elegant heart shaped leaves of Hosta Francee are deeply ribbed & edged in eye catching, jagged, cream margins. When protected from slugs, this vigorous hardy perennial will quickly form neat clumps of foliage that really light up a shady spot. In July & August this RHS AGM variety produces attractive, lavender&45;blue flower spikes that stand just above the foliage. Hostas make a fabulous addition to borders, woodland gardens & patio containers, producing the best colour in a shady position. Supplied as bareroots.

Height: 50cm &40;20&34;&41;. Spread: 75cm &40;30&34;&41;. Culinary information: The best part to use is the hoston, the rolled up leaf as it emerges in the spring. Cooking depends on the size of the hostons, small ones can be fried for a few minutes, going well in stir fries. Thicker ones are better boiled & used as a vegetable. For more details about edible flowers click here.

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August - The third season of the year after summer, before winter.

Eye - An organ which detects light

Blue - A primary colour

Flower - The reproductive part of a plant. Colourful to attract insects to pollenate

Vegetable - An edible plant

Colour - The categorised spectrum of light visable to humans

Size - is the measurement of how big an object is in space.

Heart - An organ that pumps blood around the body. Usually related to love.

Small - something that takes up less space than normal.

Flower - A product that comes from planting a seed, tend to be the brightly coloured part at the end of the stem.

Patio - An outdoor area that is laid down with paving slabs, normally situated close to the house.

Borders - A line that sometimes can be built up separating off an area, e.g. countries "the welsh boarder"

Cream - A warmer tone of white, also a thick white/yellow food liquid used in cooking.

Patio - A paved outdoor area found in gardens

perennial - A plant that lives for more than two years. Tending to bloom during spring and summer to die back to root over winter.

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If you are looking to redesign your garden then Van Meuwen should be the first stop for you. Since 1973 Van Meuwen have established themselves as a market leader in supplying horticultural products. Through their website you can purchase flower bulbs and plants, fruit trees, vegetable plants, trees, shrubs, ornamentals and fruit plants. They also sell a wide range of gardening tools such as fertilisers, watering and irrigation products, baskets and containers and harvesting equipment. Their online blog also allows you to get great tips and ideas about how to start growing plants and vegetables in your garden. Due to their extensive knowledge of the horticultural industry they are constantly sourcing new products and ideas that you can't get anywhere else.

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