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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
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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  • Hosta

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Location: My Garden
Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: Jun 23, 2011 7:23 PM
Gorgeous!
Location: Maine
Location: Cowansville, Quebec, Canada
Date: 2020-02-08
Location: Ottawa, ON
Date: 2023-09-08
Late season colour which is very different from early season.
Location: in my shade garden
Date: 05-06-2020
Hosta sieboldiana var. sieboldiana 'Choko Nishiki'
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2014-05-21
 3:54 pm. It really is a 'showy' plant. Thus it was called 'On St
Location: Barnes Arboretum, Merion, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2018-06-09
Uploaded by NJBob
Location: Sangamon Co. Il.
Date: 2018-05-24
Washington Park
Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: Jun 23, 2011 7:41 PM
Leaf Detail
Location: Ottawa, ON
Date: 2015-06-21
An update on this plant.
Location: in my shade garden
Date: 05-06-2020
Hosta sieboldiana var. sieboldiana 'Choko Nishiki'
Location: Maine
Date: 2013-06-07
Shines in the shade!
Uploaded by ViolaAnn

Date: 2015-06-22
Location: Ottawa, ON
Date: 2018-07-03
'Choko Nishiki', aka 'On Stage'
Uploaded by Paul2032
Location: Northwest N.J.
Date: 2019-07-05

Date: 2012-05-25

Date: 2015-06-22
Location: My Garden
Date: 2015-07-19

Date: 2015-06-20

Date: 2014-06-25

Date: 2007-06-11
Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by vic
Location: My friend Beele's house.
Date: 2012-04-16
I wish this would have grown here, one of my favorites.
Uploaded by Paul2032
Uploaded by Paul2032

Date: 2012-05-25

Date: 2012-05-25

Photo Courtesy of Crossview Gardens. Used with Permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Homestead Farms Nursery. Used with Permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Daylilies by the Pond. Used with Permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Date: 2012-05-25
Location: in my shade garden
Date: 05-06-2020
Hosta sieboldiana var. sieboldiana 'Choko Nishiki'
Location: in my shade garden
Date: 05-06-2020
Hosta sieboldiana var. sieboldiana 'Choko Nishiki'
Location: Van der Veer Botanical Garden  Davenport, Iowa
Date: 2012-07-01
Location: Ottawa, ON
Date: 2012-06-20
H. 'On Stage' - leaf

Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by vic

Date: 2015-05-25

Date: 2015-05-25
Location: Oregon
Date: spring-summer 2010
Comments:
  • Posted by virginiarose (Virginia - Zone 8a) on May 26, 2012 4:44 PM concerning plant:
    Also known as H. montana 'Choko Nishiki'. Hosta 'On Stage' is a sport of H. montana. Bright, golden-yellow, thick leaves with irregular green margins. A fast grower. Sun and Slug resistant.
  • Posted by ViolaAnn (Ottawa, ON Canada - Zone 5a) on Jun 24, 2012 6:00 PM concerning plant:
    Lovely colour in the spring and early summer. It will darken later in the season - usually sometime in July in my zone.
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Hosta On Stage by steve_mass Mar 26, 2012 7:19 AM 1

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