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: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Hosta

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Location: My Gardens
Date: August 8, 2015
A Classic & Favorite!
Location: My Garden
Date: 2013-09-01
Location: Mandan, ND
Date: 2017-05-27
Location: Millinocket, Maine
Date: 2022-08-27
Mature Royal Standard Hostas facing north
Location: New Hampshire
Date: 2019-08-21

Date: 2007-06-11
Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
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Photo Courtesy of Garden Perennials. Used with Permission.
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Location: New Hampshire
Date: 2019-08-21
Location: My Gardens
Date: August 24, 2013
Close Up View Of Bloom
Location: Pembroke, GA
Date: 2016-08-21
Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.

Credit florum
Location: My Gardens
Date: Summer 2009
Very Close View
Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada - near Lake Ontario, zone 6a
Date: 2013-06-18
Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada - near Lake Ontario, zone 6a
Date: 2013-06-18

Date: 2010-03-05
Photo Courtesy of Walnut Hill Gardens Used With Permission. Unaut
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Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
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Location: Peterborough, ON, Canada
Date: 2015-08-20
Location: Aarhus Botanical Garden
Date: August
photo by Stan Shebs

Photo Courtesy of Homestead Farms Nursery. Used with Permission.
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Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Date: June
credit: Magnus Manske
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Comments:
  • Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on Jun 9, 2012 11:01 PM concerning plant:
    I used to grow this Hosta and I remember the hummingbirds coming up to the white flowers and getting nectar from them. I always loved that every Summer!
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