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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: 17 inches
Plant Spread: 32 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Flower Color: Other: Lavender blooms on 26''scapes
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Can handle transplanting
Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Hosta

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Location: My garden in Southeast Virginia, Zone 8
Date: JULY
LEAVES
Location: Apple Valley MN
Date: 2017-05-15
H. Orange Marmalade spring
Location: Arboretum of the Barnes Foundation, Merion Station, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2018-05-12
Location: Beautiful Tennessee 
Date: April 11, 2014
early  spring color
Location: Home
Date: 2016-09-24
Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: Jul 6, 2011 8:39 PM
Late Summer Color
Location: Pleasant Gtove, Utah
Date: Jun 23, 2011 7:14 AM
Orange Marmalade with Minuteman
Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: Jun 15, 2011 6:37 PM
Summer color...getting lighter
Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2012-05-05
In my garden
Location: Home
Date: 2016-09-24
Location: Orem, Utah
Date: 2012-05-18
At Sunriver Gardens
Location: Harrogate Flower Show
Date: 2019-04-27
Location: Northwest N.J.
Date: 2011-10-10

Photo Courtesy of Crossview Gardens. Used with Permission.
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Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2015-07-30
Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: May 23, 2011 12:40 PM
Spring color
Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: May 16, 2011 4:05 PM
Spring color
Photo by Paul2032
Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2012-05-07
In my garden

Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
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Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2012-05-07
In my garden

Date: 2019-06-13
Photo by conifers
Location: Home

Date: 2012-06-21
Location: Ottawa, ON
Date: 2013-07-23
Orange Marmalade' - plant is 4 years old and has been a slow grow
Location: Mobot, St L. (Missouri Botanical Garden)
Date: 2017-08-09
Location: My house in Portsmouth.
Date: 2012-05-21
Location: Virginia
Date: 2012-05-01
Photo by ViolaAnn

Photo Courtesy of Homestead Farms Nursery. Used with Permission.
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Photo Courtesy of Daylilies by the Pond. Used with Permission.
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Date: 2012-06-29

Date: 2012-05-27
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2014-06-06

Date: 2014-05-08
New spring growth
Location: Ottawa, ON
Date: 2012-06-20
H. 'Orange Marmalade' leaf - much whiter than it was earlier in t
Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2012-05-05
In my garden
Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2012-05-02
In my garden
Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2012-05-02
In my garden
Location: My garden in Southeast Virginia, Zone 8
Date: 2013-06-09
Too much sun, this hosta tolerates sun but also reacts with color

Date: 2012-06-07
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