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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Perennial
Perennial

Origin

Asia
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Canada

Types

Hosta albofarinosa , Hosta capitata , Hosta minor
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Number of Varieties

242
0 40000
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Habitat

Screen Cottage and Informal Garden, Shady Edge
Mixed deciduous forest, shaded fields, shaded moist road banks, shaded riverbanks

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-93-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-2
9-2

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
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7

Habit

Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming

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Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.00 cm30.50 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

15.00 cm30.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Lavender, Ivory
White, Light Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

-
Yellow

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Slate Gray, Steel Blue
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped
Palmate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

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

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average
Average

Bloom Time

-
Early Spring, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Root Division, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering
Do Not over Water, 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, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Average

Sun Exposure

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

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

-
Pest Free, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Bold
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

-
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Hummingbirds
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Allergy

-
Toxic

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Heartburn, Indigestion, Ulcers
antihelmintic, cathartic, Emetic, malignant neoplasms, Stomach pain

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant
Rhizomes, Root

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Edging, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Mixed Border
Edible, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

HOSTA 'Eruption'
PODOPHYLLUM peltatum

Common Name

green hosta
American Mandrake, Mayapple

In Hindi

green hosta
अमेरिकी विषैला पौधा

In German

Funkie
amerikanisch Alraune

In French

plantain lily
mandrake américain

In Spanish

lirio de plátano
mandrágora americana

In Greek

πεντάνευρο κρίνος
american μανδραγόρα

In Portuguese

lírio banana
mandrake americano

In Polish

babki lilia
amerykański mandragory

In Latin

plantago lilium
Latin mandragoras

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Liliales
Ranunculales

Family

Liliaceae
Berberidaceae

Genus

Hosta
Podophyllum

Clade

Angiosperms, Asparagales, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

-
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Subfamily

-
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Number of Species

702
1 27800
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Difference Between Green Hosta and Mayapple

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Importance of Green Hosta and Mayapple

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Green Hosta and Mayapple. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Green Hosta and Mayapple 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 Green Hosta is Heartburn, Indigestion and Ulcers whereas of Mayapple is antihelmintic, cathartic, Emetic, malignant neoplasms and Stomach pain. Green Hosta has beauty benefits as follows: while Mayapple has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Green Hosta vs Mayapple

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 Green Hosta vs Mayapple 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 Green Hosta are whereas of Mayapple have Toxic respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Green Hosta has no showy fruits and Mayapple has showy fruits. Also Green Hosta is flowering and Mayapple is not flowering . You can compare Green Hosta and Mayapple facts and facts of other plants too.