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hosta

Plant

  • Herbaceous perennial
  • Mounded habit
  • Size, leaf character vary by cultivar
  • Primarily grown for foliage

Leaf

  • Size, character vary by cultivar
  • Ovate to nearly heart-shaped
  • Long petioles
  • Varied green, blue green, variegated white, yellow-green

Flower

  • Up to 4" wide
  • Trumpet-shaped, clustered in spikes
  • White, purple, lilac
  • On tall stalks held above foliage
  • Fragrant in some species or cultivars