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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
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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  • Hosta

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Location: In my Wisconsin, zone 4 garden.
Date: 2015-05-25
Spring color
Location: Western Washington
Date: 2019-05-14
Location: Apple Valley MN
Date: 11 July 2021

Date: 2013-05-09
Early spring colors
Uploaded by alwaysbehindMN

photo credit: brewbooks
Location: Apple Valley MN
Date: 2018-07-14
Location: Apple Valley MN
Date: 2017-05-22
H. War Paint spring
Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2016-05-15
With forget-me-not, fern and hydrangea
Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2017-05-14
a personal favourite

photo credit: brewbooks
Location: Apple Valley MN
Date: 2018-05-30
Location: Indiana
Date: spring 2012
Hosta 'War Paint'
Location: Indiana
Date: late spring 2013
Hosta 'War Paint'
Location: Apple Valley MN
Date: 2018-07-02
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2022-04-30
Location: Apple Valley MN
Date: 2017-07-11
H. War Paint  unusual dark lavender flower, early - mid July
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2019-05-27
photo credit: Robert Duval

Photo Courtesy of Daylilies by the Pond. Used with Permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Crossview Gardens. Used with Permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
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