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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
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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  • Hosta

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Location: Vermont
Date: 2020-06-07
Location: My garden
Date: 2022-06-04
Location: Vermont
Date: 2021-06-07
Location: Vermont
Date: 2022-07-05
Location: My garden
Date: 2020-04-24
Location: Bochum, Germany
Date: 2023-06-11
Location: in my garden in Oklahoma City
Date: 05-27-2020
Hosta 'Forbidden Fruit'
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-06-07
Location: Derwood, MD
Date: 08-Jul-2016
Hosta 'Forbidden Fruit'
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2022-06-24
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2022-04-30
Location: Harrogate Flower Show
Date: 2019-04-27
Location: in my garden in Oklahoma City
Date: 05-27-2020
Hosta 'Forbidden Fruit'
Location: in my garden in Oklahoma City
Date: 05-27-2020
Hosta 'Forbidden Fruit'
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2018-07-22

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Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-06-27
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2022-04-30
Location: Derwood, MD
Date: 10-Jul-2016
Hosta 'Forbidden Fruit' Single Flower

Photo Courtesy of Homestead Farms Nursery. Used with Permission.
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Location: Derwood, MD
Date: 10-Jul-2016
Hosta
Location: Derwood, MD
Date: 10-Jul-2016
Hosta 'Forbidden Fruit' Seed Pods
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aspenhill On November 9, 2017 Obtained plant
Lowes - qty 1; X-LFSA
aspenhill On May 7, 2016 Obtained plant
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