Hosta
Hosta | |
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'Bressingham Blue', a Hosta cultivar | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asparagaceae |
Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
Genus: | Hosta Tratt., conserved name, not Jacq. (syn of Cornutia in Lamiaceae) nor Vell. ex Pfeiff. (Primulaceae)[1] |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Hosta (
Description
Hostas are
The flowers of hosta are produced on upright
Taxonomy
Accepted species[2] as of July 2021:
Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Hosta albofarinosa | Anhui | |
Hosta capitata | Japan, Korea | |
Hosta clausa | Korea, Primorye
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Hosta hypoleuca | Honshu | |
Hosta jonesii | Korean Islands | |
Hosta kikutii | Japan | |
Hosta kiyosumiensis | Honshu | |
Hosta longipes | Japan, Korea | |
Hosta longissima | Japan, Korea | |
Hosta minor | Kyushu, Korea | |
Hosta plantaginea | China | |
Hosta pulchella | Kyushu | |
Hosta pycnophylla | Honshu | |
Hosta shikokiana | Shikoku | |
Hosta sieboldiana | Japan, Korea | |
Hosta sieboldii | Japan | |
Hosta tsushimensis | Kyushu | |
Hosta ventricosa | S China | |
Hosta venusta | Jeju-do , Japan
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Hosta yingeri | Korean Islands |
Accepted hybrids
Cultivation
Hostas are widely cultivated, being particularly useful in the garden as shade-tolerant plants whose striking foliage provides a focal point. The plants are long-lived perennials that are winter hardy in
Cultivars with golden- or white-
The
Cultivars
The following is a list of cultivars that have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
- ‘Allegan Fog’[20]
- 'Aureomarginata' (ventricosa)[21]
- 'Blue Angel' (sieboldiana)[22]
- ’Blue Mouse Ears’[23]
- ‘Christmas Tree’[24]
- ’Cracker Crumbs’[25]
- ’Devon Green’[26]
- ‘El Niño’ (Tardiana Group)[27]
- ‘Fire Island’[28]
- ’First Frost’[29]
- 'Francee' (fortunei)[30]
- 'Frances Williams'[31]
- 'Golden Tiara'[32]
- 'Halcyon' (tardiana)[33]
- H. fortunei var. aureomarginata[34]
- H. plantaginea var. japonica[35]
- H. sieboldiana var. elegans[36]
- H. undulata var. undulata[37]
- H. ventricosa[38]
- H. venusta[39]
- 'June' (tardiana)[40]
- 'Krossa Regal'[41]
- ’Liberty’[42]
- ’Orange Marmalade’[43]
- ’Paradise Puppet’[44]
- ’Patriot’[45]
- ’Paul’s Glory’[46]
- ’Praying Hands’[47]
- ’Revolution’[48]
- 'Royal Standard'[49]
- 'Sagae'[50]
- ’Shining Tot’[51]
- ’Stained Glass’[52]
- 'Sum and Substance'[53]
- ’Touch of Class’[54]
- ’Whirlwind’[55]
- 'Wide Brim'[56]
Toxicity
While usually grown for ornamental purposes, all species of hosta are edible, and are grown as vegetables in some Asian cultures.[57]
However, hostas may be toxic to dogs, cats, and horses if consumed in large quantities because some contain saponins.[58] Symptoms include vomiting and diarrhea.[59]
Pests and diseases
Hosta leaves and stems are eaten by deer, rabbits,
A
Other viruses that infect Hosta include: Tomato Ringspot Virus, Impatiens Necrotic Spot Virus, Tobacco Rattle Virus, Cucumber Mosaic Virus and several unidentified viruses.[63]
Fungal diseases that affect Hosta include: crown rot caused by Fusarium hostae.[64][65] It causes stunting and late emergence of the plants, leaf chlorosis, browning and necrosis.
References
- ^ Tropicos, search for Hosta
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ "Tropicos – Name Search".
- ^ Tropicos, search for Libertia
- ^ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
- ^ Stevens, P.F., Angiosperm Phylogeny Website: Asparagales: Agavoideae
- ^ Diana Wells 100 Flowers and How They Got Their Names, p. 96, at Google Books
- ISBN 1-85967-388-0
- ^ "Hostas – taxonomy". hostas.fr. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ^ "Hosta in Flora of North America @ efloras.org".
- ISBN 978-0-88192-201-1.
- ISBN 978-3-540-64060-8.
- ISBN 978-0-618-15907-9.
- ^ "Hosta in Flora of China @ efloras.org".
- ISBN 978-1-4617-0855-1.
- ISBN 978-0-88192-960-7.
- ^ "The Hosta Treasury". American Hosta Society. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "American Hosta Society (AHS)".
- ^ "HOME page of the British Hosta and Hemerocallis Society".
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder – Hosta 'Allegan Fog'". Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector – Hosta 'Aureomarginata' (ventricosa)". Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector – Hosta 'Blue Angel' (sieboldiana)". Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder – Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears'". Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder – Hosta 'Christmas Tree'". Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder – Hosta 'Cracker Crumbs'". Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder – Hosta 'Devon Green'". Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder – Hosta 'El Niño'". Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder – Hosta 'Fire Island'". Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder – Hosta 'First Frost'". Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector – Hosta' 'Francee' (fortunei)". Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Hosta 'Frances Williams' (sieboldiana) (v)".
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector – Hosta 'Golden Tiara'". Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector – Hosta (Tardiana Group) 'Halcyon'". Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector – Hosta fortunei var. aureomarginata". Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector – Hosta plantaginea var. japonica". Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector – Hosta sieboldiana var. elegans". Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector – Hosta undulata var. undulata". Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector – Hosta ventricosa". Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector – Hosta venusta". Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector – Hosta (Tardiana Group) 'June'". Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector – Hosta 'Krosse Regal'". Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder – Hosta 'Liberty'". Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder – Hosta 'Orange Marmalade'". Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder – Hosta 'Paradise Puppet'". Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder – Hosta 'Patriot'". Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder – Hosta 'Paul's Glory'". Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder – Hosta 'Praying Hands'". Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder – Hosta 'Revolution'". Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector – Hosta 'Royal Standard'". Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector – Hosta 'Sagae'". Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder – Hosta 'Shining Tot'". Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder – Hosta 'Stained Glass'". Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector – Hosta 'Sum and Substance'". Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder – Hosta 'Touch of Class'". Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder – Hosta 'Whirlwind'". Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector – Hosta 'Wide Brim'". Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Bacon-Wrapped Hosta?". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ISBN 978-1-4822-4104-4.
- ^ "Hosta". American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ISBN 978-0-88192-960-7.
- ^ "Hosta virus X (Potexvirus)". eppo.int (European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ Lewandowski, Dennis J. (2008). "Hosta Virus X" (PDF). The Ohio State University. pp. 1–3. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ https://www.uaex.edu/publications/pdf/FSA-7548.pdf Archived 2020-09-19 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
- ISBN 978-0-429-60338-9.
- JSTOR 3761821. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
External links
- American Hosta Society
- Hosta Library 17000 Hosta Photographs, Articles, and Hosta Auction
- [permanent dead link] Hosta Virus X, Kansas State University[permanent dead link]
- HOSTAS Cubit (ID, Hybridizing, Sources databases; forums)
- Danish Hosta Society
- Plants for a Future Descriptions (from a Western perspective) of the edibility of several species
- Hosta Lists and Hosta Garden Themes Don Rawson's Hosta Lists, containing over 22,000 entries in 102 lists.