Hosta 'Sum and Substance'

Plant (HPS Number P04192)

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Date donated: 31st Jan 2014
Donor: Geoff Ashton

RHS Number and Name Designation (if any): 85672 - Accepted

Date added to the website: 23rd Mar 2023
Date updated on the website: 19th Dec 2024

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Edition: 55: Spring 2025

Joe and Wendy have tried many different ideas, including hydrangea gardens

Shade Monthly February 2016 by Joe Sime
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Shade Monthly January 2016 by Joe Sime
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The Glass Menagerie by Colin Crews
Publication: Cornucopia
Edition: 54: Autumn 2024

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