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

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Common names
  • Hosta

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Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2018-09-03
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2016-09-02
Location: Hornbaker's Gardens, Princeton, IL
Date: 2015-09-12
Location: my front yard
Date: 2010-05-01
Spritzer hosta with bleeding hearts and other perennials

Date: 2013-05-20
Early spring color.

Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Location: Oregon
Date: summer 2010

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