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: Clement Gray Bowers Rhododendron Collection, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Date: 07/07/2003
photo by Cornell Plantations via Cornell University Library's eCo

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Photo Courtesy of Te Sligte Gardens. Used with Permission
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Photo Courtesy of Homestead Farms Nursery. Used with Permission.
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