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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: Medium- 10-18 in. tall
Plant Spread: 36-48 in. (90-120 cm)
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Other: Broadly Ovate, Wavy, Corrugated. Med.Green, Dark Green, Yellow, Creamy White.
Flower Color: Other: Pale Lavender Bell shaped flower.
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Groundcover
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Other info: Seed is viable.
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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Location: Millinocket, Maine
Date: 2022-06-17
Wide Brim Hosta
Location: My garden.
Date: 2011-02-08
Location: Wisconsin zone 5a
Date: 2018-05-24
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2023-05-02
Location: West Jefferson, North Carolina
Date: 2023-06-01
Location: West Jefferson, North Carolina
Date: 2023-06-01
Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2016-07-13
Location: East garden
Date: June 2015
Location: Millinocket, Maine
Date: 2023-07-14

Date: 2007-06-11
Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
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Photo by Paul2032
Location: Home
Date: 2016-08-03
Location: Home
Date: 2016-08-03

Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Location: Pembroke, GA
Date: 2016-08-21
Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.

Date: 2013-04-08
Location: Black Creek Greenhouse in East Earl PA
Date: 2017-04-11
Location: Central Pennsylvania
Date: 2020-07-26
Location: Central Pennsylvania
Date: 2020-07-26
Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2012-05-02
Spring growth in my garden
Location: Van der Veer Botanical Garden  Davenport, Iowa
Date: 2012-07-02

Photo Courtesy of Crossview Gardens. Used with Permission.
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Photo Courtesy of Te Sligte Gardens. Used with Permission
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Location: South yard.
Date: Summer/2011
Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2012-05-08
In my garden
Location: East garden
Date: 2016-07-17

Date: 2014-06-10

Date: 2013-04-08

Date: 2013-04-08

Date: 2013-04-08

Date: 2013-04-08
Location: Chapin, SC
Date: 2016-10-19
Location: East gardens
Date: May 2015
Location: Vineyard Nursery, Vineyard Utah
Date: 2012-04-02
A young plant
Location: Pleasant Growth, Utah
Date: 2012-05-02
spring growth in my garden

Photo Courtesy of Daylilies by the Pond. Used with Permission.
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Photo Courtesy of Homestead Farms Nursery. Used with Permission.
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Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
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Credit florum
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2013-05-07
Young transplant

Date: 2014-03-26

Date: 2013-06-17
Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2012-05-08
In my garden
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