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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
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Photo by taken at H. Hansen Gdn, MN
Hosta 'Pandora's Box'
H. Hansen/Shady Oaks 98
This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.
Shop Available HostaItem #: 3002
Zones: 3a to 7b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 3" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Hosta 'Pandora's Box' is a 1999 Hans Hansen/Shady Oaks introduction that revolutionized miniature hostas and took "cute" to a whole new level. A sport of Hosta 'Baby Bunting', Hosta 'Pandora's Box' is one of the tiniest variegated hosta in existence. The quarter-sized, rounded, blue-green leaves sport a large dollop of pure white in their centers. In midsummer, the clumps are topped with equally small stalks of tiny, light lavender flowers...a treat for low-flying hummingbirds. This is not a plant for those who neglect their plants and should only be grown by serious collectors who will lavish attention on this tiny gem...for the rock or trough garden.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Hosta
Flower Color: Purple/Lavender
Leaf Color: Blue , Green , Silver/Grey , White/Cream
Bloom Time: Summer
Container Role: Fillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Fairy Garden Plants , Gnome Gardens
Other: Butterfly Attracting Plants , Dry Shade Plants , Groundcovers , Hummingbird Plants , Pollinator Plants , Plants that Attract Birds , Rain Garden Plants , Salt Tolerant Seaside Plants , Wet Shade Plants , Xeriscaping Plants , Colored Foliage