Hosta

Hosta hybrids

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  • Flower name
    Hosta
  • Scientific name
    Hosta hybrids
  • Aliasトウギボウシ, 擬宝珠, Hosta, plantain lily, giboshi
  • Place of originEast asia
  • Place of floweringGarden, Botanical Gardens, Park, Potted flower, Streets, Planting
  • Flowering seasonMarch, April, May, June, July, August, September, October
  • Language of flowersRestless

What is Hosta

Birth flowers for Jul 9

Hosta, giboshi or plantain lilies (scientific name: Hosta Hybrids) is native to East Asia, and is a cold-resistant perennial plant of the family Asparagaceae. It is a generic name of Hosta genus such as Koba Giboshi (Hosta sieboldii)and、Ooba Giboshi (Hosta montana) . In the early summer, a large number of white or purple flowers make bloom in the inflorescences stretched from the tip of the flower stalk.The corolla has a funnel shape with a synthetic flower covered with six flower pieces, and resembles lily flowers.The Japanese name is based on the fact that the flower bud resembles a traditional architectural decorative jewel. There are a lot of flowers daytime. Some leaves are variegated and are used as foliage plants. The atmosphere of leaves and flowers becomes a Japanese style garden. Young buds can be eaten with "Urui" of wild plants.

Common name: Hosta , Giboshi (scientific name: Hosta Hybrids), Alias: giboshi, Hosta, Plantain lily, ului, leaf color: green · yellow (variegated) · yellow green · white (variegated), bilaterally symmetrical flower, inflorescence shape: rhinoceros, flower shape: funnel shape, Flower color: white · purple, a viewing period: March to October.


  • Order
    Asparagales
  • Family
    Asparagaceae
  • Genus
    Hosta
  • Species
    H. hybrids
  • Type of flower
    Left-right symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Gross inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Funnel/trumpet shaped
  • Leaf type
    Rhizomatous leaf
  • Edge of the leaf
    Entire
  • Life typecold-resistant perennial plant
  • Flower colorsPurple
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
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  • Height30.0 ~ 100.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower5.0 ~ 5.0 cm

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