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: 16 in. (41cm)
Plant Spread: 34 inches wide
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Other: Hosta has a fountain of glistening blue leaves that are extremely ruffled and cupped. Attractive when it's breezy as it shows its white underside bloom. Slug resistant.
Flower Color: Other: Pale Lavender, Funnel Shape.
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Groundcover
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Child plants: one child plant

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  • Hosta

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Location: Ottawa, ON
Date: 2018-08-21
Photo by BlackHawkGiboshi
Photo by ViolaAnn
Location: Barnes Arboretum, Merion, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2018-06-09
Location: Ottawa, ON
Date: 2015-06-21
An update on this plant. It is registered as "medium" but nobody

Photo Courtesy of Te Sligte Gardens. Used with Permission
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Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
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Photo by ViolaAnn
Location: Ottawa, ON
Date: 2012-06-20
H. 'Cutting Edge' leaf
Location: Ottawa, ON
Date: 2010-07-22
H. 'Cutting Edge'
Location: Ottawa, ON
Date: 2009-08-10
H. 'Cutting Edge'
Location: Ottawa, ON
Date: 2011-08-18
H. 'Cutting Edge'

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