Hosta sieboldiana explained

Hosta sieboldiana should not be confused with Hosta sieboldii.

Hosta sieboldiana, Siebold's plantain lily, is a species of hosta native to Japan.[1] 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.[2] [3] The cultivars 'Blue Angel', 'Blue Mammoth', and 'Olive Bailey Langdon' have also gained the RHS Award of Garden Merit.[4] [5] [6]

Varieties

Two varieties are accepted:[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hosta sieboldiana Regel . . 2017 . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 4 September 2020 .
  2. Web site: Hosta sieboldiana var. elegans giant blue hosta . The Royal Horticultural Society . 4 September 2020 .
  3. Web site: Hosta fortunei var. aureomarginata gold-edged plantain lily . The Royal Horticultural Society . 10 May 2021 .
  4. Web site: Hosta 'Blue Angel' (sieboldiana) plantain lily 'Blue Angel' . The Royal Horticultural Society . 4 September 2020 .
  5. Web site: Hosta 'Blue Mammoth' (sieboldiana) . The Royal Horticultural Society . 4 September 2020 .
  6. Web site: Hosta 'Olive Bailey Langdon' (sieboldiana) (v) . The Royal Horticultural Society . 4 September 2020 .

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