Rare Empress Wu Hosta. Super Healthy. Ready to Plant. Easy to Grow. Loves Shade. Largest known Hosta Available for Sale. shipped trimmed

Make a dramatic statement in your landscape with Rare Empress Wu Hosta, the largest known Hosta available. This spectacular giant perennial is prized for its enormous blue-green leaves, impressive size, and elegant garden presence. Perfect for shade gardens, woodland landscapes, and foundation plantings, Empress Wu becomes a breathtaking focal point that grows larger and more beautiful each year.

Towering over most other Hostas, this award-winning variety produces massive, deeply veined foliage that creates bold texture and lush greenery throughout the growing season. In midsummer, tall flower scapes rise above the foliage with soft lavender blooms that attract hummingbirds and other pollinators.

Shipped trimmed and ready to plant, this healthy live Hosta establishes quickly and returns larger every season with minimal care.

Key Features

• Botanical Name: Hosta 'Empress Wu'
• Common Name: Empress Wu Hosta, Plantain Lily
• Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial
• Quantity: 1 Live Plant
• Foliage Color: Blue-Green
• Flower Color: Lavender
• Mature Height: 4–5 feet (including flower scapes)
• Foliage Height: 28–36 inches
• Spread: 5–6 feet
• Bloom Season: Mid to Late Summer
• Growth Habit: Giant, Upright, Clump Forming
• Light Requirements: Partial Shade to Full Shade
• Water Needs: Moderate; prefers consistently moist, well-drained soil
• USDA Hardiness Zones: 3–9
• Characteristics: Giant Variety, Shade Loving, Long-Lived, Pollinator Friendly, Low Maintenance

Why You'll Love It

• One of the largest Hosta varieties available
• Massive blue-green foliage creates dramatic impact
• Excellent specimen plant for shade gardens
• Beautiful lavender summer blooms
• Attracts hummingbirds and pollinators
• Easy to grow and exceptionally hardy
• Returns larger and fuller every year
• Perfect centerpiece for woodland landscapes

Perfect For

• Shade gardens
• Woodland gardens
• Foundation plantings
• Large landscape beds
• Under mature trees
• Hosta collections
• Mixed perennial borders
• Statement landscape plantings

Care Instructions

Plant in fertile, well-drained soil with consistent moisture. Grow in partial to full shade for the healthiest foliage and best growth. Mulch to retain moisture and divide mature clumps every several years if desired. Empress Wu reaches its impressive mature size over several growing seasons.