African Hosta (Drimiopsis maculata)

African Hosta / Leopard Plant (Drimiopsis maculata)

This Leopard Plant, as we’ve taken to calling it, has a bulbous root system, which lies dormant when conditions aren’t suited to growing, or when it is too cold. In spring it grows a fresh new set of leaves with small white flowers, on a spike of around 30cm tall. It is sometimes called ‘Little White Soldiers’, which is probably due to the white flower stalks.

Drimiopsis maculata is well suited to shady to part sunny positions in the garden, and is great along Clivia’s in that very hard to grow dry shady spot. It has also been grown as a potted plant, and would be a great ‘pot filler’, with a tall shrub or tree in the middle of the pot, and this plant surrounding it. It is not an invasive plant and keeps the ground covered which acts as a ‘mulch’ – ensuring water stays in the pot where’s it’s needed, and doesn’t let your soil dry out.

The African Hosta is sometimes grown as an indoor plant, and is well suited as potted plant due to its tolerance of dark places. Make sure you give this plant a well draining soil mix, with plenty of mulch and organic matter.

All in all, this is a very hardy groundcover which is tolerant of neglect and easy to grow.

Common names: Little White Soldiers, African Hosta, Leopard Hosta, African False Hosta

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