| Description | Narrow Leaved Hosta (Hosta lancifolia) One of the more common Hosta found in older plantings. Easy to propagate making it a common "pass around" plant. Medium size with medium lavender flowers. |
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| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | part sun, shade |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | produces many flower scapes with lavender flowers, late summer bloomer in September (Boerner Botanical Gardens data base) |
| Leaves | densely packed narrow green leaves, red dots on petiole |
| Dimensions | 18-20 inches high with a spread up to 40 inches on old clumps, rapid growing |
| Propagation | very easy by division |
| Native Site | China |
| Misc Facts | Has been in the United States since the early 1800's. AKA:Lance Leaf Plantainlily, Narrow Leaved Plantainlily, Narrow leaf Hosta |
| Author's Notes | Hosta lancifolia, undulata and generic green introduced me to the world of Hosta. One of my former students did a science fair project on germinating H. lancifolia seeds. She had very little problem getting them to sprout and I kept a few. One plant had darker green foliage, darker flowers and bloomed a little later than the parent plants. Sold the house and forgot to take the plant.*#!#! |
| Notes & Reference | #24-The Hosta Book (Aden), #50-The Hosta Handbook (Mark R. Zillis) |
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