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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: 15 inches
Plant Spread: 48 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Variegated
Other: Elliptic, Cupped, Corrugated, Thick, The golden puckered, leaves have wide, streaked blue green margins. Plants are very resistant to slugs and is heat tolerant.
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Other info: Seed is viable.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Hosta

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Date: 2011-03-02
Location: SunZone 6a
Date: 2016-07-04
July color
Location: Clement Gray Bowers Rhododendron Collection, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Date: 07/07/2003
photo by Cornell Plantations via Cornell University Library's eCo

Date: 2012-06-01

Photo Courtesy of Crossview Gardens. Used with Permission.
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Location: My garden in Southeast Virginia, Zone 8
Date: APRIL
Green Mountain Hosta Nursery
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-06-23
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Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-06-23
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Photo by Paul2032

Date: 2011-06-01

Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
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Photo Courtesy of Daylilies by the Pond. Used with Permission.
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Photo Courtesy of Garden Perennials. Used with Permission.
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