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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: 10-18 inches
Plant Spread: 12-16 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Variegated
Other: Upright, lance, Folded, Slightly shiny, Dark Green with Rippled golden yellow margins.
Flower Color: Lavender
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Hummingbirds
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Other info: It does not set seed.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Awards and Recognitions: A.H.G.A. Hosta of the Year
Other: 2012 Great Plant Picks award winner

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Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-07-12
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date: 2017-06-07
Uploaded by ViolaAnn
Location: Barnes Arboretum, Merion, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2018-06-09
Location: Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England UK 
Date: 2023-07-27
Hosta Praying Hands
Uploaded by Paul2032
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2018-07-15
Location: my front yard
Date: 2012-06-11
Location: Ottawa, ON
Date: 2018-07-22

Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by vic
Location: near Seattle
Date: 2016-10-21
lasts about a month before turning to brown mush.
Location: Ottawa, ON
Date: 2018-07-22
Location: My house in Portsmouth.
Date: 2012-05-23

Date: 2014-07-02
Uploaded by clintbrown
Location: Ottawa, ON
Date: 2015-06-21
An update on this plant.
Location: Western Washington
Date: 2016-07-17
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire
Date: 2016-10-21
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2017-05-19
Location: Fairfax, VA | September 2022
Date: 2022-09-05
All crispy.
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2022-04-30
Location: Ottawa, ON
Date: 2018-07-16
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-07-07
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-07-29
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Te Sligte Gardens. Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Wadsworth, Ohio
Date: 2020-06-26

Photo Courtesy of Crossview Gardens. Used with Permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Uploaded by Paul2032
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date: 2015-07-10

Photo Courtesy of Daylilies by the Pond. Used with Permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2013-07-18
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-07-25

Date: 2015-06-20
Location: Western Washington
Uploaded by profesora
Uploaded by ViolaAnn

Photo Courtesy of Homestead Farms Nursery. Used with Permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Taken in my garden
Date: 2012-04-18
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2017-05-10
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2014-07-29

Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by vic
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-06-12
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-09-30
Location: Ottawa, ON
Date: 2011-07-29
H. 'Praying Hands'
Location: Ottawa, ON
Date: 2012-06-20
H. 'Praying Hands' leaf
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