Data specific to Hostas (Edit)
Name of Hybridizer: Jim Anderson/Bill Silvers
Year of Registration: 2008

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 18"
Plant Spread: 36"
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Variegated
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Lavender
Flower Time: Summer
Foliage Mound Height: 19 x 22 inches
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Parentage: Sport of: American Sweetheart

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Date: 2012-05-09
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2020-07-09
Photo credit: Robert Duval
Comments:
  • Posted by Trish (Grapevine, TX - Zone 8a) on Apr 18, 2012 4:13 PM concerning plant:
    Sport of 'American Sweetheart', and is identical except 'Georgia Sweetheart' has gold centered leaves edged with a wide, dark green margin.
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