Data specific to Hostas (Edit)
Name of Hybridizer: Ed Elslager
Year of Registration: 2009

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
Plant Height: 18-28 in.tall-Large (leaf 81-144 sq.in.)
Plant Spread: 24-36 in. (60-90 cm)
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Variegated
Other: Broadly ovate, Wavy, Corrugated, Slightly shiny. Forms a large, arching vase-shaped clump with dark green, heart shaped leaves with variable yellow margins. Margin turns pure white by summer. Slug resistant.
Flower Color: Other: Lavender tubular shaped flowers.
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Other info: Seed is viable.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Parentage: Foxy Doxy x Hosta hypoleuca

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Common names
  • Hosta

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Date: 2013-06-30
Location: RHS Harlow Carr gardens, Yorkshire, England UK 
Date: 2020-06-07
Hosta 'Arc de Triomphe'

Date: 2011-07-29

Photo Courtesy of Crossview Gardens. Used with Permission.
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