(Hosta) SHADOWLAND® ‘Empress Wu’ Hosta will make your garden guests say wow! It’s a huge garden addition that grows 3-4 feet tall and 5-6 feet wide in landscapes and shade gardens. The large dark green leaves of ‘Empress Wu’ measure 18″ with great substance. Its leaves add interesting texture to your landscape with its vertical veins and wide oval shape. The lavender purple flowers, which appear in summer, stand 5′ tall above the foliage throughout midseason. Moist soil and fertilizer will help your ‘Empress Wu’ Hosta reach its mature size. SHADOWLAND® ‘Empress Wu’ Hosta is hardy in zones 3-9 and thrives in part shade to full shade. If you are in a warmer zone be sure to plant it in more direct shade so it doesn’t get scorched by the hot sun. When it flowers during the summer, you might notice bees and hummingbirds coming around as this is a great pollinator plant. Its dark leaves contrast nicely next to plants with a more yellowish hue, such as the Aralia ‘Sun King’.