Biology:Hosta sieboldiana

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Hosta sieboldiana
Hosta sieboldiana Elegans2UME.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Hosta
Species:
H. sieboldiana
Binomial name
Hosta sieboldiana
(Hook.) Engl.[1]
Synonyms[2]

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.[3][4] The cultivars 'Blue Angel', 'Blue Mammoth', and 'Olive Bailey Langdon' have also gained the RHS Award of Garden Merit.[5][6][7]

Varieties

Two varieties are accepted:[2]

  • Hosta sieboldiana var. glabra N.Fujita
  • Hosta sieboldiana var. sieboldiana

References

Wikidata ☰ Q882424 entry