Flowers for the garden
Siebold's Hosta
Нosta sieboldiana (Hook.) Engl.
Family Hyacinthaceae. Native range - Japan (Honshu island). Named in honor of the Dutch botanist of the 19th century P. Siebold (P. Siebold).
Plant with thick broadly cordate-ovate leaves with a waxy bluish bloom up to 35 cm long and up to 25 cm wide. Flowers funnel-shaped, 5-6 cm long, pale lilac, almost white. Scapes up to 40 cm tall, leafless or more often with one small leaf. Inflorescence short, dense, many-flowered. Flowers in July for 20-25 days. Produces fruit. In cultivation since the 19th century.
