Hosta flowers.

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><h2 style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 4px;">Quick <em>Hosta</em> Growing Guide and Facts.</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;">Hosta flower in the summer months and common names include the </span><strong style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;">Plantain lily</strong><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;"> and Funkia.</span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCJ7sR4W9PIfgDq6gxKmWs7r9qwE2xjLRSlJkUxHEmljWI4ffH2WzsQLIbJvHzAKyFY2ILt-tKYlfRB1ldYoRyelW_4OnysIFJdaMHv0EdVz6lBTiRYQobrH8xhFBAEowsjWKU2q3w_af8/s1600/Hosta+flowers.+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCJ7sR4W9PIfgDq6gxKmWs7r9qwE2xjLRSlJkUxHEmljWI4ffH2WzsQLIbJvHzAKyFY2ILt-tKYlfRB1ldYoRyelW_4OnysIFJdaMHv0EdVz6lBTiRYQobrH8xhFBAEowsjWKU2q3w_af8/s320/Hosta+flowers.+%25281%2529.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <strong style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;">Common Names</strong><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;">: Hosta, Day Lily, Corfu Lily, Funkia, Plantain Lily, Giboshi.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;">Life Cycle</strong><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;">: Hardy perennial.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;" /><strong style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;">Height</strong><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;">: 3 to 48 inches (8 to 120 cm).</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;" /><strong style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;">Native</strong><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;">: Northeastern Asia. </span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;" /><strong style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;">Growing Region</strong><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;">: Zones 3 to 9.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;" /><strong style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;">Flowers</strong><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;">: Summer.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;" /><strong style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;">Flower Details</strong><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;">: White, violet, lavender. Terminal raceme.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;" /><strong style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;">Foliage</strong><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;">: Herbaceous. Waxy. Blue, green, gold; variegated. Lanceolate. Oval.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;" /><strong style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;">Sow Outside</strong><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;">: Roots: 3 to 5 inches (8 to 12 cm).Cover seed (best grown from root divisions). Spring and summer. Spacing: small 12 inches (30 cm); large 20 to 48 inches (50 to 120 cm).</span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0OU3jMYYT560HUgHOnWGe8FdwCMg0YGeysEj22ZKmE5BikHuPf5qBGlB9ZZsv4S-lU2PciRMZfElcIivpOOcgniSH9QIUDBhJESQ8C7i0Zlef0MIFK2ItJbiTllLD9z8AtftflJUuDfcK/s1600/Hosta+flowers.+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0OU3jMYYT560HUgHOnWGe8FdwCMg0YGeysEj22ZKmE5BikHuPf5qBGlB9ZZsv4S-lU2PciRMZfElcIivpOOcgniSH9QIUDBhJESQ8C7i0Zlef0MIFK2ItJbiTllLD9z8AtftflJUuDfcK/s320/Hosta+flowers.+%25282%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <strong style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;">Sow Inside</strong><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;">: Germination time: two weeks to three months. Temperature: 50°F (10°C). Seven or eight weeks in advance. Transplant outdoors before the last frost.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;">Requirements and care</strong><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;">: Full to light shade. Soil pH 5.5 to 7.0.  Moist soil for best results, can survive in dry soils if pushed. Regular watering. Twice yearly feed. Protect from slugs. Propagate: by dividing in the spring or the autumn; do not do this too often, perhaps two or three years between divisions.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;" /><strong style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;">Miscellaneous:</strong><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;"> Commonly consumed in Japan where they are known as urui. Very attractive to deer.</span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyTYK_VzcegvUP4zty4BK2KhCaRTeBL5Yfn8sj3l6WZ_LS3YHye4R98EUEtbFhJi0zxAxYbLkMjOyA8MTwYUK782AZKSfwx-8T9PdCjtl0xkTL34KrXa3RY3g28aEzB00v1398uMTpRFm7/s1600/Hosta+flowers.+%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyTYK_VzcegvUP4zty4BK2KhCaRTeBL5Yfn8sj3l6WZ_LS3YHye4R98EUEtbFhJi0zxAxYbLkMjOyA8MTwYUK782AZKSfwx-8T9PdCjtl0xkTL34KrXa3RY3g28aEzB00v1398uMTpRFm7/s320/Hosta+flowers.+%25283%2529.jpg" width="245" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;">Plantain Lily can be grown from either seeds or roots. These can be sown/buried in either spring or summer. Simply cover the seeds with topsoil and bury roots at about 10cm. They like to grow in a shaded area of the garden that has a moist slightly acidic to neutral pH of 5.5 to 7.</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6x0paGR6zrXf8ZFnd5RnckwaqIhRP7H5q5t8aBkb-Q1V0OiSigKli6l-hkOnhN-tmj7W4GjDO7PRJuTmKo-9EoPK9RLfarSquapKSNP3S7Ppe01s-y9f83CTkLB9p4KXA99jAPFvlVBeB/s1600/Hosta+flowers.+%25284%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6x0paGR6zrXf8ZFnd5RnckwaqIhRP7H5q5t8aBkb-Q1V0OiSigKli6l-hkOnhN-tmj7W4GjDO7PRJuTmKo-9EoPK9RLfarSquapKSNP3S7Ppe01s-y9f83CTkLB9p4KXA99jAPFvlVBeB/s320/Hosta+flowers.+%25284%2529.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; text-align: justify;">You can start Plantain lilies off indoors but it is fairly hit and miss. They take from two weeks to three months to germinate at 10 degrees centigrade. Once growing transplant out at the beginning of spring with a spacing of 45cm (small Plantain lily varieties) or 90 to 120cm (larger species).</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1jkEl5S9r2P8oILphfF0EdPMujsi83jOnUxL3DVyyaXu5gr6vMSvKl_lUZ7-vVYAVNGSZw1UxFXxq2van8PLAbPvgByyk3t0a-6AGB5JjkcK_4DjpbuTEmULf8S4zwVDelXLLmSlOv1DU/s1600/Hosta+flowers..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1jkEl5S9r2P8oILphfF0EdPMujsi83jOnUxL3DVyyaXu5gr6vMSvKl_lUZ7-vVYAVNGSZw1UxFXxq2van8PLAbPvgByyk3t0a-6AGB5JjkcK_4DjpbuTEmULf8S4zwVDelXLLmSlOv1DU/s400/Hosta+flowers..jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><h2 style="background-color: white; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 4px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Caring for Plantain Lilies</span></h2><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once growing Plantain lilies should be watered frequently and fertilized a couple of times a year. If you require more plants then this can be done by division in at the beginning of spring or in the autumn; it is important not to do this too frequently, always grow for at least two years in between dividing Hosta plants.</span></div></div>

Hosta flowers.

Quick  Hosta  Growing Guide and Facts. Hosta flower in the summer months and common names include the  Plantain lily  and Funkia.   Common N...

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