Hosta plantaginea

Hosta plantaginea
In bloom, as is typical, in August
Flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Hosta
Species:
H. plantaginea
Binomial name
Hosta plantaginea
Synonyms
List
    • Funkia alba (Andrews) Sweet
    • Funkia cordata Siebold ex Steud.
    • Funkia grandiflora Siebold & Zucc. ex Lem.
    • Funkia japonica (Thunb.) Druce
    • Funkia legendrei H.Lév.
    • Funkia subcordata Spreng.
    • Hosta japonica Tratt.
    • Niobe cordifolia Salisb.
    • Niobe plantaginea (Lam.) Nash
    • Saussurea japonica (Thunb.) Kuntze
    • Saussurea plantaginea (Lam.) Kuntze
    • Hemerocallis alba Andrews
    • Hemerocallis cordata Cav.
    • Hemerocallis japonica Thunb.
    • Hemerocallis plantaginea Lam.

Hosta plantaginea, the fragrant plantain lily or August lily, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to southeast and south-central China, and a garden escapee in scattered locations worldwide. This species and cultivars and hybrids derived from it are the only fragrant hostas. As a wild plant, it is typically found growing in the herb layer of mountain forests, below 2000 m.

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