Hosta venusta

Hosta venusta, the handsome plantain lily, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Jeju Island of South Korea, with a few populations in central Japan.^[1][2] It may have arisen from Hosta minor populations isolated on Jeju since the last ice age.^[3] One of the smallest hostas, it cold hardy to USDA zone 3, shade tolerant, and is well suited for rock gardens, borders and as a ground cover.^[4]

Hosta venusta
At the United States National Arboretum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Agavoideae
Genus:	Hosta
Species:	H. venusta
Binomial name
Hosta venusta F.Maek.
Synonyms[1]
Hosta minor var. venusta (F.Maek.) M.Kim & H.Jo Hosta taquetii (H.Lév.) M.G.Chung & J.W.Kim