Hosta Species, Plantain Lily

I love this Hosta! It grows in my moist-dry shade-full sun (many locations in my yard) awesomely! It seeds like a weed which I love and I...Read More think the leafs, flowers, and the seed pods when green look really unique and add many levels of interest. I also have plants to give to friends and plant as a border or across the street to provide some interest. I would definitely recommended this plant to other people.

Hosta ventricosa seems to have the unique feature of always coming true from seeds. It freely reseeds and the plants are just like mama....Read More
It takes several years for the plants to mature, but they make a real fine speciman plant. H. Elegans also freely comes up from seeds, but with lots of variation.

I have hundreds growing all around the property. They came with the house that was built in 1780. H Ventricosa is very tolerant of a rang...Read Moree of conditions; dry, wet, sand, clay, even more tolerant of direct sun than many other hostas. Can tolerate 4-6 hours with ample water. I've had them growing in barely 1/2" of soil on stone walls. This plant pretty much care for itself. Self sows readily.

I also have hundreds of them- this is a unique hosta, according to Grenfell - It sets seeds without fertilization by a process known as "...Read Morepseudogamous apomixis" - thus many volunteers unless flower stalks are removed after blooming. It also blooms lavishly, medium lavender trumpets on tall, naked scapes. I often deadhead most, just save a few hundred seed pods in out of the way areas. My original clump was rescued from an old homesite, historic home was moved to make way for development. Mine need dividing every three years - have 30-45 eyes by then.