'Purple Heart' - hosta of the day - please add your photos

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'Purple Heart' - hosta of the day - please add your photos

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'Purple Heart' has glossy lime to green leaves spotlighted with red purple in the leaf base. One of the most neat and uniform habits of any Hosta. The short petioles are almost black. Good slug resistance. Lavender flowers late in the season. PPAF PVR

Hosta Registry: not registered in September 2014
My Hostas Database: http://myhostas.be/db/hostas/Purple+Heart
Hosta Library: http://www.hostalibrary.org/p/purpleheart.html

Mine was new September 2014. These photos September 8.
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I have had Purple Heart since 2009. I have one in the ground and one in a trough. Here is the one in the trough.

Purple Heart this season with scapes exploding from the trough
Purple Heart - September 7, 2014
Purple Heart - September 7, 2014
And its flowers
Purple Heart - September 4, 2014
Purple Heart - September 4, 2014
Purple Heart - September 5, 2014
Purple Heart - September 5, 2014
Here is a photo of the center of the plant from last year showing the speckled petioles and the deep purple scapes
Purple Heart - September 2, 2013
Purple Heart - September 2, 2013
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2015 - Aug. 13. Good growth. I'm looking forward to seeing it fill out.
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2016 update
Sept. 14, 2016
Sept. 14, 2016
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