Hosta venusta

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
	Hosta minor var. venusta (F.Maek.) M.Kim & H.Jo; Hosta taquetii (H.Lév.) M.G.Chung & J.W.Kim;

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]

References

^ ^a ^b "Hosta venusta F.Maek". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
^ "Hosta venusta handsome plantain lily". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
^ Fausey, Beth Anne (1999). The Influence of Cold Treatment, Photoperiod, and Forcing Temperature on the Dormancy, Growth and Flowering of Hosta. p. 2. ISBN 9780599535985.
^ "Hosta venusta". Plant Finder. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

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[536649-1-1] "Hosta venusta F.Maek". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

[2] "Hosta venusta handsome plantain lily". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

[3] Fausey, Beth Anne (1999). The Influence of Cold Treatment, Photoperiod, and Forcing Temperature on the Dormancy, Growth and Flowering of Hosta. p. 2. ISBN 9780599535985.

[4] "Hosta venusta". Plant Finder. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

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