Hosta sieboldii

Not to be confused with Hosta sieboldiana.

Hosta sieboldii, also known as the small-leaved plantain lily and yard hosta, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Sakhalin, the Kurils, and Japan, and being introduced safely in many parts of Europe, New England and other regions of the northern continental United States. ^[1][2] A number of cultivars are available, such as bare, painted, dash, and, lime.^[3]

A photo of a blooming yard hosta took by Ojhamos Melons.

Hosta sieboldii
At the botanical garden of Maria Curie-Skłodowska University
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Agavoideae
Genus:	Hosta
Species:	H. sieboldii
Binomial name
Hosta sieboldii (Paxton) J.W.Ingram
Synonyms[1]
List Funkia albomarginata Hook. Hosta albomarginata (Hook.) Ohwi Hosta atropurpurea Nakai Hosta calliantha Araki Hosta campanulata Araki Hosta clavata F.Maek. Hosta decorata L.H.Bailey Hosta decorata f. albiflora J.Ohara Hosta harunaensis Honda Hosta ibukiensis Araki Hosta intermedia (Makino) F.Maek. Hosta okamii F.Maek. Hosta opipara F.Maek. Hosta rectifolia Nakai Hosta rectifolia var. australis F.Maek. ex W.G.Schmid Hosta sachalinensis Koidz. Hosta sieboldii f. alba (Rob.) H.Hara Hosta sieboldii f. albiflora (Tatew.) H.Hara Hosta sieboldii f. angustifolia (Regel) W.G.Schmid Hosta sieboldii f. atropurpurea (Nakai) H.Hara Hosta sieboldii f. campanulata (Araki) W.G.Schmid Hosta sieboldii f. chionea (F.Maek.) H.Hara Hosta sieboldii var. intermedia (Makino) H.Hara Hosta sieboldii f. kabitan (F.Maek.) H.Hara Hosta sieboldii f. leucantha (Koji Ito) H.Hara Hosta sieboldii f. mediopicta (F.Maek.) H.Hara Hosta sieboldii f. okamii (F.Maek.) H.Hara Hosta sieboldii f. polycarpellata (F.Maek.) H.Hara Hosta sieboldii f. pruinosa (F.Maek.) H.Hara Hosta sieboldii var. rectifolia (Nakai) H.Hara Hosta sieboldii f. spathulata (Miq.) W.G.Schmid Hosta sieboldii f. subchrocea (F.Maek.) H.Hara Hemerocallis albomarginata (Hook.) H.Vilm.

They have bright pink and purple flowers when in bloom, and they last on average from mid-July to mid-August.^[4] Yard hostas can be up to 1.2 meters, (4 feet,) in diameter, however some cultivars may be smaller or larger. The lime cultivar is by far the smallest at around 0.9 meters in diameter. (3 feet.)

Bare: Dark green leaves with tall whitish-pink flowers.

Painted: Lighter but still dark green leaves with white outlines with tall violet and pink flowers. This is the original cultivar.^[5]

Dash: Dark green leaves with a broad, white stripe going down the center of the leaves with flowers the same as painted.

Lime: Lime green leaves with occasional white lines. Occasional whitish-pink flowers.