Hosta sieboldiana

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Hosta sieboldiana in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Hosta sieboldiana. Engler (Funkia sieboldiana, Hook. F. sieboldii, Lindl. F. glauca, Hort.. F. sinensis, Sieb. F. cucullata, Hort. F. glaucescens. Hort. F. cordata, Sieb.). Differs from the last in the metallic blue color of the less cordate lvs., in the inclined bluish or pale- tinged, more slender-tubed and smaller fls. (which do not rise above the foliage), and in having only 1 small bract at the base of the fl. B.M. 3663. B.R. 25:50. L.B.C. 19:1869 (as Hemerocallis sieboldliana). G. 10:387; 13:3. G.C. III. 38:94. There is a form with the body of the lf. yellowish white and the edge green. Lowe, 34. Lf.-blade and petiole each 1 ft. long, the foliage therefore overtopping the fls. F. sieboldii elatior and F. sinensis marmorata, are offered abroad. The plant usually cult, as Funkia sieboldiana is probably the following species. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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