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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Perennial

Origin

Eastern Africa
Asia

Types

Perennial
Hosta albofarinosa , Hosta capitata , Hosta minor

Number of Varieties

4000024
0 40000
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Habitat

gardens, Tropical regions, Woods
Screen Cottage and Informal Garden, Shady Edge

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99993-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
9-2

Sunset Zone

21,22
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

Rosette/Stemless
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

5.10 cm15.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

20.30 cm15.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Blue
White, Lavender, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
-

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Slate Gray, Steel Blue

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
-

Leaf Color in Winter

Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval
Heart-shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

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

Growth Rate

Slow
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average
Average

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
-

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Divison, Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering
Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Average

Sun Exposure

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

Pruning

Requires extensive pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
-

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Single, Semi-Double
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte
-

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies
Hummingbirds

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Heartburn, Indigestion, Ulcers

Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Whole plant

Other Uses

-
Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Houseplant, Tropical
Container, Edging, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

SAINTPAULIA 'Martinique'
HOSTA 'Eruption'

Common Name

African violet
green hosta

In Hindi

अफ्रीकी वायलेट
green hosta

In German

African Violet
Funkie

In French

African Violet
plantain lily

In Spanish

Violeta africana
lirio de plátano

In Greek

African Violet
πεντάνευρο κρίνος

In Portuguese

Violet africano
lírio banana

In Polish

African Violet
babki lilia

In Latin

African Violet
plantago lilium

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Lamiales
Liliales

Family

Gesnariaceae
Liliaceae

Genus

-
Hosta

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asparagales, Monocots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

Cyrtandroideae
-

Number of Species

2170
1 27800
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Difference Between African Violet and Green Hosta

If you are confused whether African Violet or Green Hosta are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see African Violet and Green Hosta Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of African Violet are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Green Hosta fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between African Violet and Green Hosta if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of African Violet and Green Hosta

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of African Violet and Green Hosta. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare African Violet and Green Hosta as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of African Violet is whereas of Green Hosta is Heartburn, Indigestion and Ulcers. African Violet has beauty benefits as follows: while Green Hosta has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of African Violet vs Green Hosta

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of African Violet vs Green Hosta and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of African Violet are whereas of Green Hosta have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. African Violet has no showy fruits and Green Hosta has no showy fruits. Also African Violet is not flowering and Green Hosta is flowering. You can compare African Violet and Green Hosta facts and facts of other plants too.