Humble Hen Farm & Nursery
Size: 30" H x 60" W
Common Name: Hosta 

Hosta 'Earthquake'

Hosta 'Earthquake' shatters design monotony by anchoring shaded spaces with an overwhelmingly massive, mounded footprint of lustrous, deep forest-green foliage. This monstrous Mark Zilis hybrid inherits a heavy-substance, heart-shaped leaf structure from its 'Tokudama' and 'Niagara Falls' parentage, yielding thick-textured plates that are deeply creased with prominent structural veins. The defining trait of this spectacular giant is its wildly undulating, heavily rippled leaf margins that capture shifting shadows and create an exceptional sense of dimensional movement. In early summer, rigid scapes emerge high above the glossy crown, bearing clusters of graceful pale lavender flowers that provide a soft, vertical counterpoint to the dramatic, sprawling canopy below.

Plant this colossal dark green specimen behind fine-textured companions like delicate, airy shade-loving ferns to accentuate its mammoth leaf size and deeply grooved surfaces. Framing the base with the arching ribbons of variegated sedges emphasizes the glossy top finish of the foliage, while contrasting the vast, rippled mounds with the rigid, colorful plumes of dramatic astilbes creates a captivating theater of texture in woodland backborders.

Info: Our plants are grown in 5.25 x 5.25 x 5.25 inch pots and develop large root systems. These are not a small liner but a plant you can put right into your garden. That means you will get a bigger plant right away compared to a starter plant. We guarantee you will get a true to type healthy plant that you will love for years. If you have any problems or questions we are happy to help. During early spring plants may still be breaking dormancy so they may appear smaller than they will be when they fully leaf out. In Fall or Winter the plants may be dormant which means the may be losing or have completely lost their leaves.

Shipping: We do not ship to Hawaii or Alaska due to cost and import restrictions. Plants will be removed from their pots and loose soil removed and the rootball placed in a bag. We are an inspected nursery from the VA Dept of AG