1. BOTANICAL NAME
HOSTA sp.

3. PRONUNCIATION
HOS - tah

4. COMMON NAME
Hosta

6. FAMILY
Liliaceae

7. CLASSIFICATION

8. ARRANGEMENT
Basal

10. COMPOSITION
Simple

11. MARGIN
Entire

12. VEINS
Pinnate

14. LEAF
Length 6” -36” depending on cv.
Width 2” -20” depending on cv.

15. PLANT
Height 1’ - 3’
Width 1’ - 3’
Upright

16. TEXTURE
Medium to coarse depending on cultivar

18. FLOWER
Summer
White and lavender

20. FRUIT
Fall
Brown narrow pod

22. EXPOSURE
Part shade
Shade

24. GROWTH
Medium

26. USE
Specimen
Ground cover

28. DESCRIPTION
Many cultivars

30. CULTURAL PRACTICES
Propagate by division
Many cultivars are patented

32. PROBLEMS
Snails

34. ZONES
3 - 9

35. NATIVE OF:
Japan

36. REFERENCES
Landscape Plants; Their Identification, Culture, and Use