Siebold's plantain lily
Hosta sieboldiana

Family: Asparagaceae

What it is like

A perennial plant. It grows 75-90 cm high and 90-120 cm wide. The leaves are blue-green and heavily texture and veined. The leaves can be 35 cm long and 25 cm wide. The flowers are pale mauve.

There are 70 Hosta species. Also put in the family Hostaceae.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. They are frost hardy. It suits hardiness zones 6-10.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Australia, Japan, Slovenia, Tasmania

How it is used for food

The very young shoots are eaten.

Edible parts

Leaves, stem

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Sinjelistna hosta

Synonyms

Hosta crispula F. Maek.; Hosta glauca (Siebold ex Miq.) Stearn; and many others