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								There are 
								currently 5 size categories for the typical size 
								of a mature hosta clump. | 
							
							
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							 Given 
								the same growing conditions, different hostas 
								grow at different rates from fast to medium to 
								slow. | 
							
							
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								Although there 
								are several variations, hostas tend to be 
								mound-like, upright or rhizomatous in form.  | 
							
							
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								This design 
								trait is generally classified as coarse, medium 
								or fine. | 
							
							
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								This is a 
								listing of hosta cultivars that have some form 
								of either red, reddish or purplish leaf petioles 
								or flower scapes. | 
							
							
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							 We 
								have a list of some hostas that are noted as 
								having more than the typical number of genes in 
								their DNA - Tetraploid Hostas. |