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Hosta
'Azure Snow'
Azure Snow Hosta
Origin: P. Ruh 1991. (The first blue-leaved H. hypoleuca hybrid.)
| Family |
| Asparagaceae |
| Genus |
| Hosta |
| Cultivar |
| 'Azure Snow' |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 3a - 9a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 2 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -39 - (-7) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -40 - 20 |
| Height |
| 38 cm |
| Spread |
| 90 - 120 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Border planting, massing and groudcover. |
| Cultivation |
| Full sun and partial-shade. Well-drained loamy soil. |
| Shape |
| Upright, low and mounding. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Leaf Description |
| Giant, wavy, pointed, heart-shaped leaves that arch out on long petioles and drape downward. |
| Flower Description |
| Flowers are held at the end of 40 cm scapes. |
| Colour Description |
| The leaves are a bluish-green colour. The flowers are a purplish-pink colour. |
| Notable Specimens |
| The A.M. (Mac) Cuddy Gardens, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada |
| Propagation |
| Seed. |
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