Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Grass
Origin
Asia
World/Pandemic
Types
Hosta albofarinosa , Hosta capitata , Hosta minor
Paspalum vaginatum
Number of Varieties
2410
0
40000
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Habitat
Screen Cottage and Informal Garden, Shady Edge
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-98-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
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
H2, 17, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.00 cm2.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.00 cm50.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Lavender, Ivory
Green, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Slate Gray, Steel Blue
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
-
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Sprigging or Stolonizing
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Needs more water during establishment
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
organic fertlizers
Pests and Diseases
-
Dollar spot, Leaf spot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Billbugs, Crickets, Cutworms
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Erosion control
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Heartburn, Indigestion, Ulcers
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
-
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used as a golf course turf, Used to feed livestock
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edging, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Mixed Border
Lawns and Turf
Botanical Name
HOSTA 'Eruption'
PASPALUM vaginatum
Common Name
green hosta
Biscuit Grass, Seashore Paspalum
In Hindi
green hosta
Seashore Paspalum
In German
Funkie
Seashore Paspalum
In French
plantain lily
Seashore Paspalum
In Spanish
lirio de plátano
Paspalum
In Greek
πεντάνευρο κρίνος
Αιγιαλός Paspalum
In Portuguese
lírio banana
seashore Paspalum
In Polish
babki lilia
Nad morzem Paspalum
In Latin
plantago lilium
Paspalum maris
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Liliales
Cyperales
Family
Liliaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Hosta
Paspalum
Clade
Angiosperms, Asparagales, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Paniceae
Subfamily
-
Panicoideae
Number of Species
7020
1
27800
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