Hosta
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Hosta is a genus of shade-tolerant perennial flowering plants prized for their attractive foliage and commonly used in ornamental gardens.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | genus ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Monocots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName |
hosta
ⓘ
plantain lily ⓘ |
| contains | saponins ⓘ |
| cultivatedFor |
flowers
ⓘ
foliage ⓘ ornamental use ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | East Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Asparagaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
lavender
ⓘ
purple ⓘ white ⓘ |
| floweringSeason | summer ⓘ |
| flowerShape | funnel-shaped ⓘ |
| growthHabit | herbaceous perennial ⓘ |
| hardiness | cold-hardy ⓘ |
| hasVarietyOf | cultivars ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | basal rosette ⓘ |
| leafType | broad-leaved ⓘ |
| lifeCycle | perennial ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Nicholas Thomas Host NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Far East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCultivarExamples |
Hosta 'Francee'
GENERATED
ⓘ
Hosta 'Patriot' GENERATED ⓘ Hosta 'Sum and Substance' GENERATED ⓘ |
| order | Asparagales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photosynthesisPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollinatedBy |
bees
ⓘ
insects ⓘ |
| propagatedBy |
division
ⓘ
seed ⓘ |
| rootType | fibrous roots ⓘ |
| subfamily | Agavoideae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| susceptibleTo |
deer browsing
ⓘ
slug damage ⓘ snail damage ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| tolerates |
partial shade
ⓘ
shade ⓘ |
| toxicTo |
cats
ⓘ
dogs ⓘ |
| usedIn |
border plantings
ⓘ
groundcover ⓘ ornamental gardens ⓘ shade gardens ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.