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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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Photo by BlackHawkGiboshi
Location: St Louis
Date: 2012-05-06

Date: 2009-05-31
Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: May 16, 2011 4:08 PM
A favorite mini
Location: My Garden
Date: 2016-12-28
Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2011-07-09
In bloom
Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: May 16, 2011 4:08 PM

Date: 2015-08-03
Location: Fairfax, VA | November 2022
Date: 2022-11-12
Location: Fairfax, VA | September 2022
Date: 2022-09-26

Photo Courtesy of Homestead Farms Nursery. Used with Permission.
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Location: Black Creek Greenhouse in East Earl PA
Date: 2017-04-11
Location: Ottawa, ON
Date: 2018-07-03
Location: My yard, zone 4 Wisconsin
Date: 2012-04-28
Emerging in spring
Location: Fairfax, VA | June, 2022
Location: Northwest NJ
Date: 2018-08-10
TC starter
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2017-05-27
Location: My house in Portsmouth.
Date: 2013-05-26

Photo Courtesy of Crossview Gardens. Used with Permission.
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Date: 2013-05-20
Location: Ottawa, ON
Date: 2018-07-01
My second try with this one. The first one I had for years but it
Location: Mackinaw, IL
Date: 2011-06-02
New plant, getting established.
Location: Ottawa, ON
Date: June 20, 2006
H. 'Pandora's Box'
Location: My garden in Southeast Virginia, Zone 8
Date: APRIL
Casita Azul (ILoveHostas.net)-PANDORAS BOX
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-05-29
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Comments:
  • Posted by BookerC1 (Mackinaw, IL - Zone 5a) on Jul 5, 2012 2:43 PM concerning plant:
    Very petite little hosta, with attractive bi-color leaves and twisted form. Slow to multiply. Seems to be highly attractive to insect pests, as it is chewed up when the other miniature hostas in the area are untouched.
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Hosta 'Pandora's Box' by virginiarose Sep 22, 2020 4:15 PM 2

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