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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
Plant Height: 18-28 inches
Plant Spread: 48 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Other: Cupped, Wavy, Corrugated. High sun tolerance, its gold coloring is most intense when grown in sun.
Flower Color: Lavender
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Other info: Seed is viable.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Awards and Recognitions: Other: 2012 Great Plant Picks award winner
Child plants: 5 child plants

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  • Hosta

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Location: Vaughan, ON, Canada (Zone 5b)
Date: 2014-07-11
Location: my front yard
Date: 2009-06-12
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date: 2017-06-13
Location: Chapin, SC
Date: 2014-05-05
First year plant.
Location: Ottawa, ON
Date: 2018-08-28
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2007-05-22
 6:19 pm. Wonderful lime green leaves through most of the year.
Location: My house in Portsmouth.
Date: 2012-05-24

Date: 2015-06-22

Date: 2007-06-12
Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
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Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2009-06-08
 5:30 pm. Gorgeous lime green leaves.
Location: Minnesota
Date: 07-04-2019
Approx 3.5 ft in diameter
Location: Ottawa, ON
Date: 2015-06-21
This was languishing in a dark corner in the back yard. After I h
Location: Ottawa, ON
Date: 2007-07-16
H. 'Sun Power'
Location: Chapin, SC
Date: 2016-09-16
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-06-08
Location: Ottawa, ON
Date: 2012-06-20
H. 'Sun Power' leaf
Location: Ottawa, ON
Date: 2010-07-19
\"sun Power'
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-05-24

Photo Courtesy of Crossview Gardens. Used with Permission.
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Date: 2015-06-22

Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
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Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah 
Date: 2011-06-23
In a friends garden

Photo Courtesy of Homestead Farms Nursery. Used with Permission.
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Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2011-06-23
In a friends garden
Photo by Paul2032
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