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Description

'Red Ninja' breaks through the traditional hosta colour palette with intensely coloured foliage - it's even earned the title of RHS Chelsea Plant of the Year 2026!

Broad leaves emerge with deep purple-red centres, crisp green margins and vivid red stems. Most importantly, that colour is not simply a fleeting spring effect. The rich tones remain deep into summer, giving this compact perennial a remarkably long season of interest.

Place it in gentle morning sun, partial sun or bright dappled light to encourage its strongest colouring. In sunnier conditions, keep the soil reliably moist. Reaching around 35cm tall, it forms a neat, spreading mound suited to border edges, mixed planting, balconies and patio containers.

The display continues from late summer into early autumn when elegant purple flowers rise above the foliage. Fully hardy and straightforward to care for, 'Red Ninja' dies back naturally in winter before returning with fresh growth the following spring.

Supplied as a bare root plant, ready to plant.

Top Tips

Planting Depth: Plant with crown just below soil level, Planting Spacing: 45-60cm apart.

For best effect, plant where your hostas receive full sun for at least half of the day, but protect from midday sun. This will encourage the best leaf colour.

Care Information

Before planting, incorporate plenty of organic matter into the soil. Hostas prefer a rich, moisture retentive soil.

Create a hole just deep and wide enough for the roots. The aim is to bury just the roots, leaving the bases of the stems above ground.

Firm back around the soil, using your hand for small clumps and your heel on larger areas.

Keep plants well-watered and mulched with well-rotted organic matter.

Hostas can be grown in any container in a good, multi-purpose compost. Ensure that they are kept well-watered. Pot-grown hostas should be fed monthly with a general-purpose liquid feed.

Protect from slugs and snails.

If you find that your hosta is suffering from scorched leaves, move it to a shadier, more sheltered position.

Delivery Information

Our experienced team at the nursery will always carefully package and send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive once you receive and plant them. Although most plants are extremely tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme of weather conditions, we always avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme frosts or heat is forecast. We also avoid dispatching orders over Bank Holiday weekends.

Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. If you have ordered a 'pre-order' item, these will be sent out as soon as possible after the quoted dispatch date and we generally ship your entire order with any pre-ordered items. Once your order has been dispatched, we will send you an email with details on how you can track it.

We send most of our orders via a fully tracked courier service with Yodel. We will send you a tracking link as soon as your order has been dispatched. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, we will not require a signature on delivery, and we ask out couriers to leave your item in a safe place ad your delivery address.

*Please note, once your item has been delivered, we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your delivery address. If you have delivery instruction and require our courier to leave your item in a specific place, please let us know - there is an option to leave a message for the courier at the checkout.

For smaller and single-item orders, we may send these via the post with Royal Mail - Tracking will not be available for orders sent via this method.

**Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.

For all orders, a small delivery fee of £4.99 will be charged or spend over £49.99 for FREE Delivery!

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