Hosta – Plantain Lily –<\/b><\/p>\n

There are about 70 species of mostly clump forming, occasionally rhizomatous or stoloniferous perennials, in this genus.\u00a0 They occur from sunbaked cliffs, rocky stream sides, woodland, and alpine meadows in China, Korea, Japan, and Eastern Russia.\u00a0 Numerous hybrids have also been developed, mainly in the USA.\u00a0 Hostas are grown primarily for their bold foliage, produced in dense mounds of overlapping, ovate to heart shaped or lance shaped leaves.\u00a0 The leaves may be green, yellow, gray-blue, or variegated, and are often glaucous.\u00a0 One sided racemes of bell, trumpet or spider shaped flowers, to 1 1\/4″ long, are borne on usually leafless sometimes leafy stems, mainly in summer.\u00a0 They are followed by oblong, green, later brown seed capsules.\u00a0 Plant height given in the description below refer to the mounds of foliage, flower stems heights, are given separately.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hostas may be grown as accent plants or as ground covers under deep-rooted deciduous tree, in a mixed or herbaceous border, or near water, hostas are excellent for a rock garden, a peat bed, or containers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Grow in fertile, moist but well drained, neutral soil.\u00a0 Hostas are shade tolerant and grow best win full morning sun in Northern climates, and filtered shade in South North America.\u00a0 Chinese species require full sun to bloom properly.\u00a0 Hostas will tolerate drought, although a summer mulch to retain moisture is usually beneficial.\u00a0 Feed regularly during the growing season.\u00a0 Divide in late summer to early spring.\u00a0 Most hosta are hardy to <\/span>Zones 3-9.<\/b><\/p>\n

Prone to <\/span>slugs and snails, vine weevil, viruses, <\/span><\/i>and <\/span>nematodes.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

H. \u2018Fortunei\u2019 <\/b>– This vigorous, clump forming perennial grows 18-22″ tall and 32-36″ wide.\u00a0 It produces ovate, pointed, matte, dark green leaves, 8-12″ long.\u00a0 In mid summer atop of leafy stems it carries funnel shaped lavender flowers, on stems 32″ long.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018<\/span>F. Albomarginata\u2019<\/b> – has large, dull, mid to deep green leaves, to 12″ long, the irregular creamy-yellow edges turning white with age.\u00a0 The amount of variegation may vary from year to year<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018F. Albopicta\u2019 –\u00a0 H. \u2018Aureomaculata\u2019 <\/b>– produces narrowly heart shaped, thin, creamy yellow leaves, 8-10″ long, irregularly edged dark green, fading slowly to dull mid green<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018F. Aureomarginata\u2019 – H. \u2018Obscura Marginata\u2019 –<\/b> has ovate to heart shaped, leathery, distinctly veined, deep olive green leaves, 8-10″ long, with irregularly edge yellow.\u00a0 The flowers are borne freely on stems 34″ long, in summer.\u00a0 Tolerates sun or partial shade.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018F. Gloriosa\u2019 <\/b>– is slow growing to 18″ tall and 24″ wide, and produces narrowly elliptic, cupped, slightly puckered, glossy, dark olive-green leaves, 6″ long, with regular, very narrow white edges.\u00a0 In summer, it bears lavender-blue flowers.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018<\/span>F. Hyancinthina\u2019 – H. \u2018Hyacinthina\u2019<\/b>\u00a0 – grows 24″ tall and 36″ wide and produces ovate to heart shaped, wavy, slightly puckered, thick, glaucous, gray green leaves, finely edged white and blue-gray beneath.\u00a0 In summer, violet flowers, are borne freely on slightly arching, glaucous stems, 36″ long.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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