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Hosta plantaginea, the fragrant plantain lily or August lily, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to southeast and south-central China, and a garden escapee in scattered locations worldwide. [1] [2] This species and cultivars and hybrids derived from it are the only fragrant hostas.
Brunsvigia josephinae, commonly called Josephine's lily or candelabra lily, is a deciduous, subtropical species of Brunsvigia originating from South Africa. [1] It is marked by deep pink to red flowerheads which are about 12 to 15 inches long. It flourishes in medium humidity, at temperatures between 50 and 75 °F (10 to 24 °C). [2]
The plants are long-lived perennials that are winter hardy in USDA Zones 3 to 8 and recommended for heat zones 8 to 1. [15] Though Hosta plantaginea originates in China, most of the species that provide the modern plants were introduced from Japan to Europe by Philipp Franz von Siebold in the mid-19th century originating from shady locations ...
The J.W. Jung Seed Company is a family-owned and operated garden seed company founded in 1907 in Randolph, Wisconsin by John William "J.W." Jung. [1] The company publishes several seed catalogs including Jung Seed, Totally Tomatoes, Vermont Bean Seed Company, Edmunds Roses, Roots & Rhizomes, R. H. Shumway, McClure & Zimmerman and HPS Seed. [2]
Hosta sieboldiana, Siebold's plantain lily, is a species of hosta native to Japan. [2] A putative variety, Hosta sieboldiana var. elegans (called the giant blue hosta), has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit, as has a putative variety of its synonym; Hosta fortunei var. aureomarginata, the gold-edged plantain lily.
Brodiaea / ˌ b r oʊ ˈ d iː ə, ˌ b r oʊ d i ˈ iː ə /, [citation needed] also known by the common name cluster-lilies, is a monocot genus of flowering plants. One school of thought places the genus in the family Themidaceae , while another school of thought places it in the subfamily Brodiaeoideae of the family Asparagaceae .