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  1. Hostas
  2. Hosta 'Empress Wu'
  3. Photo by crawgarden

  • Plant: Hosta 'Empress Wu'
  • Contributor: crawgarden -
  • Info: Emerging Growth / 2018-05-16 / Apple Valley MN / License: All rights reserved
Photo of Hosta 'Empress Wu' uploaded by crawgarden

Other Photos
Location: Barnes Arboretum, Merion, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2018-06-09
  • By csandt
Location: East border
Date: May 2015
3rd year growth, not fully out of the ground yet - white plant ta
  • By foraygardengirl
Location: East border
Date: July
  • By foraygardengirl
Location: Stoneham MA
Date: August 12, 2021
  • By Zoia

Date: 2020-06-16
  • By SoCalGardenNut

Date: 2022-05-04
  • By SoCalGardenNut
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-05-05
  • By BlueOddish
Location: Haley Springs Farm
Date: 2020-06-05
  • By Hembrain

Date: 2021-04-23
  • By SoCalGardenNut
Location: Apple Valley MN
Date: 2017-05-28
H. Empress Wu  26" tall 48" wide
  • By crawgarden
Location: Bowling Green, Ky 
Date: 2014-05-30
I ordered this Hosta and it came in a 4" pot, now it is huge.
  • By tgarden711

Date: 2021-04-18
  • By SoCalGardenNut
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-06-30
  • By kniphofia
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2014-06-29
Third year in my garden.
  • By chelle
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2017-05-05
  • By treehugger
Location: West border
Date: June 2015
Dug it up, split it, moved it, and she hasn't skipped a beat!
  • By foraygardengirl
Location: Chigago
Date: 2020-05-26
2 year old seedling
  • By pitimpinai
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2015-06-24
Second year plant.
  • By treehugger
Location: Home
  • By SpringGreenThumb
Location: Shamong, NJ
Date: 2019-08-25
Year 4
  • By SNJDebbie24
Location: East side of house
Date: July
  • By foraygardengirl
Photo by plantcollector
  • By plantcollector
Location: Derwood, MD
Date: 10-Jul-2016
Hosta 'Empress Wu Flower
  • By RickM
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-05-11
  • By kniphofia
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
  • By BlueOddish
Location: Taken in my garden
Date: 2012-04-18
This was just planted last year.  Hopefully I can come back in a
  • By Ditchlily

Date: 2021-04-18
  • By SoCalGardenNut
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2014-06-29
  • By chelle
Location: Central Kansas (Zone 6b)
Date: 2016-06-12
  • By StaticAsh
Location: Shamong, NJ
Date: 2017-07-01
Year 2
  • By SNJDebbie24
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2019-06-02
photo credit: Robert Duval
  • By robertduval14
Location: Twisp
  • By lauribob
Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2017-09-17
  • By frankrichards16
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2015-06-26
  • By valleylynn
Photo by NJBob
  • By NJBob
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-07-11
  • By kniphofia
Location: Derwood, MD
Date: 08-Jul-2016
Close-up of flower for Hosta 'Empress Wu'
  • By RickM
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2013-06-24
Second year plant
  • By chelle

Date: 2012-07-05
  • By Paul2032
Location: East side of house
Date: June
  • By foraygardengirl
Location: Shamong, NJ
Date: 2019-08-25
Year 4
  • By SNJDebbie24
Location: Shamong, NJ
Date: 2019-08-25
Year 4
  • By SNJDebbie24
Location: Black Creek Greenhouse in East Earl PA
Date: 2017-04-11
Young plants in gallon pots. Compare size to neighbors... you can
  • By critterologist
Location: Black Creek Greenhouse in East Earl PA
Date: 2017-04-11
Deeply furrowed leaves are really thick & sturdy!
  • By critterologist

Date: 2013-08-20
  • By Paul2032

Date: 2013-08-20
  • By Paul2032
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-05-22
  • By kniphofia

Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
  • By vic
Location: Huge at maturity
Date: 2011-10-20
Young plant
  • By Paul2032
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2015-05-08
First day of emergence; these plants really explode upon awakenin
  • By chelle
Location: Shores of Miserva, my home
Date: 2016-06-06
  • By profesora
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2020-05-31
Photo credit: Robert Duval
  • By robertduval14
Location: Central Kansas (Zone 6b)
Date: 2016-06-12
  • By StaticAsh
Location: Central Kansas (Zone 6b)
Date: 2016-06-12
  • By StaticAsh
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