{"product_id":"hosta-afterglow","title":"Hosta 'Afterglow' | Gold Margin Green Centre Large Variegated Shade Hosta","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Radiant Halo for Your Shade Garden\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWalters Gardens registered Hosta 'Afterglow' in 2012 as a sport of 'Climax'. It produces massive heart-shaped leaves with a wide yellow-to-gold margin and a rich forest-green centre. The high-contrast halo effect glows in the dim light of a woodland border. Its fortunei heritage gives it a reliable growth habit and structural elegance across zones 3–9. Use it as a premier focal point in large shaded beds or woodland borders.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExtra-Wide Golden Margins:\u003c\/strong\u003e Exceptionally broad yellow edges can occupy nearly half the leaf surface, brightening any dark corner of the garden.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeart-Shaped Substance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large, thick leaves up to 30 cm (12\") long offer heavy substance that provides excellent resistance to slugs and snails.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eImpressive Landscape Scale:\u003c\/strong\u003e Matures into a commanding, upright-mounded specimen spreading over 90 cm (36\"), perfect for anchoring a large bed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegal Texture:\u003c\/strong\u003e The foliage develops a light corrugation at maturity, adding a tactile, seersuckered depth to the variegation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLavender Summer Spikes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tall, sturdy scapes of tubular lavender flowers appear in midsummer and attract hummingbirds to the garden.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFeature\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSize (H × W)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e60 cm × 90–120 cm (24\" × 36–47\")\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardiness Zone\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3–9\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eColour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGreen centre with wide yellow-gold margins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLight Requirements\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePartial to full shade\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrower's Tip:\u003c\/strong\u003e Give this cultivar dappled morning sun to help the wide margins transition from chartreuse to a brilliant buttery yellow. At our Bécancour, QC trial fields, we verify the wide-margin definition and heart-shaped leaf structure before every plant ships True to Type.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hosta Choice Gardens | Canada","offers":[{"title":"Trade 1 gallon","offer_id":46671387427068,"sku":"A-2448-1G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"4.7\" pot","offer_id":48808026243324,"sku":"A-2448-4","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/8249\/6764\/files\/hosta-afterglow-hosta-clump-closeup-jpg.jpg?v=1773668671","url":"https:\/\/www.hostachoicegardens.ca\/en-ca\/products\/hosta-afterglow","provider":"Hosta Choice Gardens ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}