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The leaves, which can be heart-shaped, oval, lance-like, or curved, range from a few inches to a few feet wide, while the flower stalks hold bell-like blossoms that pollinators, such as ...
Hosta with virus X. Hosta leaves and stems are eaten by deer, rabbits, slugs and snails, and the roots and rhizomes are eaten by voles, all of these can cause extensive damage to collections in gardens. Some varieties seem more resistant to slug damage, which is more prevalent later in the growing season, than others.
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.
The garden plants include asparagus, yucca, bluebell, lily of the valley, and hosta, and the houseplants include snake plant, corn cane, spider plant, and plumosus fern. The Asparagaceae is a morphologically heterogenous family with the included species varying widely in their appearance and growth form.
The virus primarily spreads through infected sap, [14] so dividing or cutting multiple plants by hand or with the same tool can spread the virus. Handling the roots also spreads the virus easily. Animals may also spread the virus through the sap by eating from an infected plant and then eating from an uninfected plant, though this has not been ...
In Burma young leaves are boiled and eaten with nga peet spicy sauce [135] [136] Lallemantia iberica: Dragon's head: Cultivated in ancient times. Popular in Iran as green vegetable [137] Lamium album: White deadnettle [138] Lamium amplexicaule: Henbit deadnettle [139] Lamium purpureum: Red deadnettle: Leaves of plants are eaten in salads or in ...
Severe cases can cause stunted growth, a spindly appearance, [4] and yellow leaves which can eventually fall off of the plant. [ 5 ] The disorder is not infectious and if edema is the only problem, then the plants are safe to handle and the parts of the plant which would usually be edible will remain safe to eat. [ 8 ]
Hosta plantaginea, the fragrant plantain lily or August lily, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to southeast and south-central China, and a garden escapee in scattered locations worldwide. [1] [2] This species and cultivars and hybrids derived from it are the only fragrant hostas.