What is a Hosta?
Hostas are a shade-loving perennial. This magnificent plant has been a favorite with gardeners for many years. Once known as the Funkia Lily and the Plantain Lily, it is now known as Hosta and is a member of the lily family. It too is a low maintenance perennial and can stay in the same spot indefinitely. Used primarily for its foliage, hostas come in all sizes ranging from miniatures and rock garden sizes, to huge, showy, tropical-looking plants. Colors range from yellow green to deep blackish green to blue. Many have splashes or borders of white, cream, or yellow. Some of the green hostas have a rich blue or silver blue color, due to the frost-like surface of the leaves.
