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Hostas are an old favorite in the perennial garden, with good reason: They’re reliable, long-lived shade-loving plants that come in an array of pretty hues from chartreuse to blue-green.
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 compost mulch to the border. “This helps put ...
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.
Hosta hypoleuca, the white-backed hosta, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. [1] It is native to eastern Aichi Prefecture , Japan. [ 2 ] It is restricted to cliffs, gorges, canyon walls, and other steep, rocky situations, typically near waterfalls or rivulets, and typically south-facing. [ 3 ]
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.
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Hosta sieboldiana, Siebold's plantain lily, is a species of hosta native to Japan. [2] A putative variety, Hosta sieboldiana var. elegans (called the giant blue hosta), has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit, as has a putative variety of its synonym; Hosta fortunei var. aureomarginata, the gold-edged plantain lily.
Hosta clausa is known for its vibrant purple flower buds. It has a rhizomatous growth habit. The foliage consists of lance-shaped leaves that are about one inch wide. They're deep green in colour with a glossy surface and a sharply pointed tip. The flower scapes, or stalks, bear numerous dark purple buds and exhibit purple dots near their base.