Hosta sieboldiana

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Agavoideae
Genus: Hosta
Subgenus: H. subg. Giboshi
Sectio: H. sect. Helipteroides
Species: Hosta sieboldiana
Varietas: H. s. var. glabra – H. s. var. sieboldiana
Name

Hosta sieboldiana (Hook.) Engl. (1887)
Synonyms

Basionym
Funkia sieboldiana Hook., Bot. Mag. 65: t. 3663. 1838.
Homotypic
Funkia sieboldii Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 25: t. 50 (1839), nom. superfl.
Saussurea sieboldiana (Hook.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 714. 1891.
Niobe sieboldiana (Hook.) Nash, Torreya 11: 6. 1911.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
References

Engler, H.G.A. in Engler, H.G.A. & Prantl, K.A.E. 1887: Nat. Pflanzenfam. 2(5): 40.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Hosta sieboldiana in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 11. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Hosta sieboldiana. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 11 2019.
The Plant List 2013. Hosta sieboldiana in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 11.
Tropicos.org 2019. Hosta sieboldiana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Jan. 2019.

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Blaublatt-Funkie
suomi: Sinikuunlilja
magyar: Hamvas árnyliliom, kékeszöld árnyliliom
日本語: トウギボウシ, オオバギボウシ
polski: funkia sina
svenska: Daggfunkia

Hosta sieboldiana, Siebold's plantain lily, is a species of hosta native to Japan.[2] A putative variety, Hosta sieboldiana var. elegans (called the giant blue hosta), has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit, as has a putative variety of its synonym; Hosta fortunei var. aureomarginata, the gold-edged plantain lily.[3][4] The cultivars 'Blue Angel', 'Blue Mammoth', and 'Olive Bailey Langdon' have also gained the RHS Award of Garden Merit.[5][6][7]
Varieties

Two varieties are accepted:[2]

Hosta sieboldiana var. glabra N.Fujita
Hosta sieboldiana var. sieboldiana

References

H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 2(5): 40 (1887)
"Hosta sieboldiana Regel". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
"Hosta sieboldiana var. elegans giant blue hosta". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
"Hosta fortunei var. aureomarginata gold-edged plantain lily". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
"Hosta 'Blue Angel' (sieboldiana) plantain lily 'Blue Angel'". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
"Hosta 'Blue Mammoth' (sieboldiana)". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
"Hosta 'Olive Bailey Langdon' (sieboldiana) (v)". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 4 September 2020.