Hosta sieboldiana

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]

Not to be confused with Hosta sieboldii.

Hosta sieboldiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Hosta
Species:
H. sieboldiana
Binomial name
Hosta sieboldiana
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Funkia fortunei Baker
    • Funkia glauca Siebold ex Miq.
    • Funkia maculata Siebold ex Miq.
    • Funkia sieboldiana Hook.
    • Funkia sieboldii Lindl.
    • Funkia univittata Siebold ex Miq.
    • Hemerocallis sieboldiana G.Lodd.
    • Hosta bella H.R.Wehrh.
    • Hosta crassifolia Araki
    • Hosta crispula F.Maek.
    • Hosta cucullata (Witte) Koidz.
    • Hosta elata Hyl.
    • Hosta fluctuans F.Maek.
    • Hosta fortunei (Baker) L.H.Bailey
    • Hosta gigantea Koidz.
    • Hosta glauca (Siebold ex Miq.) Stearn
    • Hosta liliiflora (F.Maek.) Araki
    • Hosta mira F.Maek.
    • Hosta montana f. macrophylla W.G.Schmid
    • Hosta montana f. ovatolancifolia (Araki) W.G.Schmid
    • Hosta montana F.Maek.
    • Hosta tokudama F.Maek.
    • Niobe fortunei (Baker) Nash
    • Niobe sieboldiana (Hook.) Nash
    • Saussurea sieboldiana (Hook.) Kuntze

Varieties

Two varieties are accepted:[2]

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

References
  1. H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 2(5): 40 (1887)
  2. "Hosta sieboldiana Regel". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  3. "Hosta sieboldiana var. elegans giant blue hosta". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  4. "Hosta fortunei var. aureomarginata gold-edged plantain lily". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  5. "Hosta 'Blue Angel' (sieboldiana) plantain lily 'Blue Angel'". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  6. "Hosta 'Blue Mammoth' (sieboldiana)". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  7. "Hosta 'Olive Bailey Langdon' (sieboldiana) (v)". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
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