Hosta 'Whirlwind' in the Hostas Database

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
Plant Height:	19 inches tall.
Plant Spread:	24-36 in. (60-90 cm)
Leaves:	Unusual foliage color Other: Broadly Ovate, Twisted, Wavy, Slightly shiny. Leaves have white centers and dark green margins, slightly twisted and curved, held upright on stiff petioles. A vigorous grower with sun tolerance and slug resistance.
Flower Color:	Other: Pale Lavender, Funnel Shape.
Flower Time:	Summer Late summer or early fall
Underground structures:	Rhizome
Uses:	Groundcover
Propagation: Seeds:	Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods:	Division

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Uploaded by Cookies4kids

Location: Ottawa, ON
Date: 2012-06-21
H. 'Whirlwind' leaf

Uploaded by ViolaAnn

Location: In my garden, Falls Church, VA
Date: 2017-05-30
facing east - couple hours morning sun

Uploaded by Frenchy21

Location: Greenwood, MN
Date: 2015-06-28

Uploaded by capenancy

Location: Apple Valley MN
Date: 2018-06-11

Uploaded by crawgarden

Location: Apple Valley MN
Date: 2017-06-02
H. Whirlwind spring

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Location: My garden in N E Pa.
Date: 2015-06-25

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Uploaded by Edvinas

Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date: 2017-06-17

Uploaded by DebbieC

Location: Ottawa, ON
Date: 2015-06-21
My 'Whirlwind' was growing slowly. About 3 or 4 years ago, I divi

Uploaded by ViolaAnn

Location: In my garden, Falls Church, VA
Date: 2017-05-30
planted facing east (morning sun for @ 2 hours)

Uploaded by Frenchy21

Location: My garden in N E Pa.
Date: 2017-08-03

Uploaded by treehugger

Location: my front yard
Date: 2010-05-10

Uploaded by doglover

Location: Apple Valley MN
Date: 2017-07-24
H. Whirlwind flower white/lavender late July

Uploaded by crawgarden

Location: Peterborough, ON, Canada
Date: 2015-08-20

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Uploaded by ViolaAnn

Uploaded by ViolaAnn

Location: My zone 5 garden
Date: 2017-06-19

Uploaded by ljb5966

Location: my front yard
Date: 2006-06-12

Uploaded by doglover

Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2018-06-11

Uploaded by kniphofia

Location: My garden in Southeast Virginia, Zone 8
Date: 2012-10-22
Growing in full sun.

Uploaded by virginiarose

Location: Ottawa, ON
Date: 2015-06-21
This is the division I took 3-4 years ago. It is grown in a locat

Uploaded by ViolaAnn

Location: Pittsburgh, Pa.
Date: Summer, 2011
Whirlwind

Uploaded by Stush2019

Location: Riverview, Robson, B.C.
Date: 2008-07-18
7:00 pm. Beautiful thick and irregular, darker green margins

Uploaded by HemNorth

Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission

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Uploaded by Joy

Location: My garden in N E Pa.
Date: 2016-06-24

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Uploaded by doglover

Location: Sharps Chapel, Tennessee
Date: 2018-04-22
Early spring

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Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-05-24

Uploaded by plantrob

Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2016-06-19
2:51 pm. A younger plant, showing the the green veins in the li

Uploaded by HemNorth

Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2016-06-05
1:17 Pm. Showing the whirlwind tilting and turning leaf tips. V

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Photo Courtesy of Te Sligte Gardens. Used with Permission

Uploaded by Joy

Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-07-25

Uploaded by kniphofia

Location: Ottawa, ON
Date: 2006-07-29
H. 'Whirlwind'

Uploaded by ViolaAnn

Location: My garden in Southeast Virginia, Zone 8
Date: 2012-05-21
Growing in shade

Uploaded by virginiarose

Date: 2010-03-05
Photo Courtesy of Walnut Hill Gardens Used With Permission. Unaut

Uploaded by vic

Location: Ottawa, ON
Date: 2013-08-11
'Whirlwind' flower

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Photo Courtesy of Crossview Gardens. Used with Permission.

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Comments:

Posted by ViolaAnn (Ottawa, ON Canada - Zone 5a) on Aug 14, 2013 2:50 PM concerning plant:

'Whirlwind' is one of my earliest hostas and I've had it for more than a decade. I recently came to the conclusion that my hostas planted near my Linden tree did not grow as quickly or as well as those that were farther from it. It may be a lack of moisture or simply the dense shade. At any rate, about 3 years ago, I divided my slow-growing 'Whirlwind' and placed a much smaller division in an area that receives morning sun (but not a lot more moisture). That division has grown rapidly and blooms far better than the original division, making me conclude that this plant grows better with some sun.

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