General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 14 inches
Plant Spread: 32 inches
Leaves: Glaucous
Unusual foliage color
Other: Blue Leaves have strongly rippled edges
Flower Color: Lavender
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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Trade name information:
Series: Shadowland®
Trade Name: Waterslide
Cultivar name: 'Shadowland Waterslide'
Common names
  • Hosta

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Location: Apple Valley MN
Date: 29 May 2021
Location: My Garden
Date: 2023-08-08
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date: 2020-07-23

Photo Courtesy of Homestead Farms Nursery. Used with Permission.
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Location: My garden
Date: September 2017
Location: Litchfield, NH
Date: July 
Unusual flower structure
Location: Litchfield, NH
Date: July

Photo Courtesy of Homestead Farms Nursery. Used with Permission.
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Photo courtesy of Proven Winners
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Photo courtesy of Proven Winners
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Plant Events from our members
srinehart On August 10, 2018 Obtained plant
Gilbert H Wild & son $10.00
carpathiangirl On March 3, 2020 Obtained plant
3 in. start
SunriseSide On July 14, 2020 Obtained plant
2 qt potted, Green Acre
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