About Halcyon
Wide mound of frosty blue-green leaves that hold onto their blue color. Leaves are thick and heart-shaped with pointy tips. Pale lavender flowers on 28" stalks in midsummer. Popular itself and the parent of 'June' and many other well-known hostas. The phrase "Halcyon days" means a time that was idyllically happy and peaceful, originally from the Greek word for the kingfisher bird.
In ancient Greek mythology, the goddess Halcyon’s father was the god of the winds. She and her beloved human husband unfortunately angered Zeus who drowned Halcyon’s husband in a huge storm, so she drowned herself. The other gods turned them both into kingfishers, but Zeus made Halcyon lay her eggs on the beach in winter where the waves kept destroying her nests. Finally, the other gods took pity on her and convinced Zeus to allow her father to stop the winds and give her two weeks of calm seas in the middle of winter. ALL about this hosta: http://www.plantsgalore.com/Hostas/cultivars/H/Hosta_Halcyon.htm AND the full Greek myth: https://www.greekmyths-greekmythology.com/the-myth-of-halcyon-the-halcyon-days
About Hosta
Hostas are shade-tolerant, but grow best with full morning sun in northern climates. Most are mounding. Some characteristics described do not show up until the plant is a few years old, so younger plants may not express them at the time of purchase. See more on growing hostas and Hosta Virus X.
