Komodo Dragon Hosta
Komodo Dragon Hosta is a zone 4 perennial shade plant that can grow up to six feet wide. It has large heavy dark green leaves that are quite slug resistant. Find more growing information on this Hosta.
Komodo Dragon Hosta Is A Large Plant!
Hosta ‘Komodo Dragon’ will grow to a large plant, with a height of 28″ tall and 72″ wide. They do get that large! Leave enough room for it when you plant it.(I seem to not always follow this advice and then have to move plants a time or two.)
As with many other of my Hostas, the one in the picture is already taking over the space it is in. I purchased it from a local Nursery about 4 years ago and it has grown by leaps and bounds each year.
Slug Resistant Leaves
Komodo Dragon has large impressive leaves of dark green that are of heavy substance and are slug resistant. The leaves are about 15” by 11” in size and the underside is glaucous. The leaves are very corrugated and textured.
The great light lavender flowers it has sprouted stand tall above the foliage in early summer.
It will mature to a very large, vase-shaped mound of dark green foliage.
This Hosta specimen is destined to be one of my favorites in the garden. It already has the Elegance look to it and is slug resistant.
It Keeps Growing!
Update on this Hosta…..July 2012….. This spring we did some home renovation and Komodo Dragon had to be dug and moved. I ended up with 3-12″ pots from this one plant and each pot had 30-40 leaves. This is only a 5 year old plant. So, be sure to leave plenty of room if you purchase this variety. It grows very fast!
Growing Information
Grows up to 28″ tall and 72″ wide
Dark green large heavy leaves that are corrugated and textured.
Suitable for Zones 3-9.
I am getting Komodo Dragon Hosta today. Just love Hostas. I have stained glass at moment in a pot outside. Can I plant the Komodo in a planter or better in ground in my front end of house. They do get quite large I know that so that’s why I’m asking if good in the pot. Thank you,
Nada
Hello Nada, I am very slow getting back to you this summer…..so many things happening here.
I assume by now you have the Komodo Dragon in the ground or a pot……either is fine, but I don’t know what zone you are in to answer that as a for sure.
They get very large in the end, but a pot is fine for the first couple of years I would think. I haven’t put too many in pots so it is hard to say. Soil is the key to growing in a pot and watering also. Especially in a hot summer season.
Soil should be well draining and adding vermiculite and fine wood/bark chips is a good thing for pots. Also, keeping the soil moist rather than letting the pot get too dry, especially for young plants. Plants in the ground are more forgivable with moisture as the roots will grow where they want to and not be bound by the pot size. Thank you for looking at my website and for asking questions! I promise to check for questions each week now! Happy Gardening, Judi