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
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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Common names
  • Hosta
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Hosta capitata
  • Synonym: Hosta nakaiana

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photo credit: Marco Schmidt
Location: Botanischer Garten der Universitaet Wien
Date: 2016-10-16
Location: Botanischer Garten der Universitaet Wien
Date: 2016-10-16
Plant Events from our members
CarolineScott From February 4, 2015 to February 17, 2015 Seeds germinated
On moist vermiculite in a winter south window at room temperature.
20ºC or 70ºF
Germination in less than two weeks.
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