How to Grow and Care for August lily

August lily, also known as Fragrant plantain lily, Corfu lily, Fragrant hosta

August lily is a hardy perennial favored for its lush foliage and fragrant blooms. Key care points include ensuring it is planted in well-draining soil with partial to full shade, as it thrives away from direct sun. Special attention should be given to its water needs during dry spells, ensuring consistent moisture without waterlogging. August lily is generally considered easy to care for, tolerating a range of conditions, yet benefits significantly from periodic fertilization during the growing season.

Watering schedule: Every 1-2 weeks

Sunlight Requirements: Partial sun

Toxic to Pets

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Planting and Growing August lily

Toughness	High
Care Level	Medium
Care Difficulty	Easy
Lifespan	Perennial
Watering Schedule	Every 1-2 weeks
Sunlight Requirements	Partial sun
Soil pH	6-7.5
Planting Time	Spring
Hardiness Zones	3-10
Toxicity	Toxic to Pets

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Varieties of August lily

August lily 'Grandiflora'

August lily 'Grandiflora' is a lush, shade-loving perennial known for its large, fragrant white flowers that bloom in late summer. This cultivar stands out with its broad, heart-shaped leaves that create a dense foliage mound. The plant thrives in moist, well-drained soils, its impressive blossoms and robust greenery providing a refreshing contrast under canopy shadows.

August lily 'Autumn Frost'

August lily 'Autumn Frost' is unique for its frosty blue leaves and yellow margins. It is a medium hosta cultivar. August lily 'Autumn Frost' is named for being a sport of the Shadowland® ‘First Frost’ cultivar, and for its frost resistance. Horticulturalists like that this hardy plant grows well in city environments, is low maintenance, and slug resistant.

August lily 'Fire and Ice'

A cultivar of Plantain lily, august lily 'Fire and Ice' is named for the striking contrast between its leaves' creamy centers and their vivid green edges. It bears racemes of lavender-colored flowers in summer. This cultivar is noted to bear the reverse coloring of its cousin, the 'Patriot' cultivar, with which it is sometimes paired for visual effect.

August lily 'Designer Genes'

The august lily 'Designer Genes' is a plantain lily developed in Maryland in 2005 by Arthur Wrede. Only one parent cultivar is known: hosta "Miss Susie." It is enjoyed for its vibrant combination of red stems and large yellow leaves, which is unique to this cultivar. It is a good staple in a shady garden and tolerates the black walnut, but gardeners should watch out for slugs and snails.

August lily 'First Frost'

August lily 'First Frost' has unique leaf patterning which reminds one of frost because of the white edging on its blue leaves. It has won awards from the Royal Horticultural Society and the American Hosta Growers for being easy to grow and maintain, which makes it popular with gardeners looking for an interesting and attractive border perennial.

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August lily is a stemless (acaulescent) perennial, forming lush clumps typically 1 to 3 feet (30 to 90 cm) in both height and width. It is characterized by its broad, parallel-veined leaves that rise on long, grooved (sulcate), and semi-overlapping (subpeltate) petioles. Notably, august lily produces a distinctive flower display on a leafy-bracted, upright flower stalk (scapose raceme). The flowers themselves are notable for their tubular structure that flares into an abruptly bell-shaped corolla at the tip.