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Agavaceae
Hosta

not marked as a favorite taxon *Hosta plantaginea (Lamarck) Ascherson. Common name: Fragrant Plantain-lily. Habitat: Widely planted as a shade ornamental, rarely persistent. Distribution: Native of China; rarely escaping from cultivation in NJ, PA, VA, and likely elsewhere.

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Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia

Other Comments: This species is widely cultivated for its fragrant white flowers, which open in late afternoon or evening. This showy species was the first Hosta cultivated in Europe, starting in 1784, and shortly thereafter in the New World.

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA26, K4, NS, NY, Pa, POWO; Hemerocallis plantaginea Lam. Basionym: Hemerocallis plantaginea Lam. 1789

Links to other floras: = Hosta plantaginea - FNA26

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image #1 of Hosta plantaginea© Felix ND, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Felix ND source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷ Warning: was NOT research grade.
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native range: China



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