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A little maintenance can go a long way. ... To make the cuts, grab several clusters of hosta leaves in one hand and prune the leaves with the other. Once the foliage is cut back, add a layer of ...
Best of all, hostas are low-maintenance plants that anyone can grow. For most of the season, you won’t have to do much to keep them looking good. They like well-draining soils but can adapt to ...
Hosta sieboldiana by Abraham Jacobus Wendel, 1868. Hosta (/ ˈ h ɒ s t ə /, [5] syn. Funkia) is a genus of plants commonly known as hostas, plantain lilies and occasionally by the Japanese name gibōshi. Hostas are widely cultivated as shade-tolerant foliage plants.
In the case of leaf scorch through over-fertilization, recovery may take time, requiring a treatment of a slow leaching process through drip irrigation over 24–48 hours. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Prevention
Hostas in the 'Undulata' group include an all-green cultivar, 'Undulata Erromena'; a white-edged cultivar, 'Undulata Albomarginata'; and white-centered (medio-variegated) cultivars that may be grouped according to the amount of white in the leaf. The typical H. 'Undulata' has a wide white center, wider than the green of the margins.
Hosta venusta, the handsome plantain lily, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Jeju Island of South Korea, with a few populations in central Japan. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It may have arisen from Hosta minor populations isolated on Jeju since the last ice age. [ 3 ]
Water stress (drought and salt stress) is one of the major environmental problems causing severe losses in agriculture and in nature. Drought tolerance of plants is mediated by several mechanisms that work together, including stabilizing and protecting the plant from damage caused by desiccation and also controlling how much water plants lose through the stomatal pores during drought.
Hosta sieboldii, the small-leaved plantain lily, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Sakhalin, the Kurils, and Japan. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A number of cultivars are available.