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What is

Life Span
Annual

Type
Perennial

Origin
Asia

Types
Hosta plantaginea, Hosta sieboldiana, Hosta ventricosa

Number of Varieties
70 64

Habitat
Forests

USDA Hardiness Zone
3-9

AHS Heat Zone
-

Sunset Zone
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height
30.00 cm

Minimum Width
30.00 cm

Plant Color

Flower Color
White, Lavender, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor

Fruit Color
-

Leaf Color in Spring
-

Leaf Color in Summer
Slate Gray, Steel Blue

Leaf Color in Fall
-

Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped

Thorns
No

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Growth Rate
Medium

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage
Average

Bloom Time
-

Repeat Bloomer
No

Tolerances
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering

In Summer
Lots of watering

In Spring
Moderate

In Winter
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance
Drought

Facts

Flowers
Yes

Flower Petal Number
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit
No

Edible Fruit
No

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
Yes

Fragrant Fruit
No

Fragrant Leaf
No

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No

Showy Foliage
Yes

Showy Bark
No

Foliage Texture
Bold

Foliage Sheen
-

Evergreen
No

Invasive
No

Self-Sowing
Yes

Attracts
Hummingbirds

Allergy
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits
-

Edible Uses
Sometimes

Environmental Uses
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses
Heartburn, Indigestion, Ulcers

Part of Plant Used
Whole plant

Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant
Sometimes

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

Garden Design
Container, Edging, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
HOSTA 'Eruption'

Common Name
plantain lily

In Hindi
plantain lily

In German
Funkie

In French
plantain lily

In Spanish
lirio de plátano

In Greek
πεντάνευρο κρίνος

In Portuguese
lírio banana

In Polish
babki lilia

In Latin
plantago lilium

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Liliopsida

Order
Liliales

Family
Liliaceae

Genus
Hosta

Clade
Angiosperms, Asparagales, Monocots

Tribe
-

Subfamily
-

Number of Species
70

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Properties of Plantain Lily

Want to know the properties of Plantain Lily? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Plantain Lily is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Plantain Lily Benefits are as follows:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Plantain Lily Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Plantain Lily. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Plantain Lily physical information is as follows: 30.00 cm tall and 30.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Heart-shaped. Also it has following color specifications:

Care of Plantain Lily

Taking Plantain Lily Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Plantain Lily include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Plantain Lily

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Plantain Lily is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Plantain Lily is a very important plant from Perennial Flowers. There are 70 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Hosta plantaginea, Hosta sieboldiana, Hosta ventricosa. This plant's habitat is Forests and it comes in the hardiness zone 3-9. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.

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