Why are some hostas fragrant?
The first plant imported to Europe in the mid 1800’s from China, plantagenia, is the mother “species” plant that fosters outstanding fragrance and beauty. Plantagenia’s offspring are also spectacular hostas having beautiful, fragrant blooms in August in Minnesota. Hostas with plantagenia parentage also grow the best of all of the hostas in the heat of the south. These plantagenia offspring can be found at the HostaSearch™ Database. Unfortunately, deer love fragrant hostas due to their apparent sweet taste.
The first plant imported to Europe in the mid 1800’s from China, plantagenia, is the mother “species” plant that fosters outstanding fragrance and beauty. Plantagenia’s offspring are also spectacular hostas having beautiful, fragrant blooms in August in Minnesota. Hostas with plantagenia parentage also grow the best of all of the hostas in the heat of the south. These plantagenia offspring can be found at the HostaSearch™ Database. Unfortunately, deer love fragrant hostas due to their apparent sweet taste.
The first plant imported to Europe in the mid 1800’s from China, H ‘plantagenia,’ is the only “species” hosta that is fragrant, H. plantagenia’ offspring are also spectacular hostas having beautiful, fragrant blooms. Hostas with H. ‘plantagenia’ parentage also grow the best of all of the hostas in the heat of the south. These plantagenia offspring can be found at the HostaSearch™ Database. Unfortunately, if given a choice between these and other hostas, deer prefer fragrant hostas due to their apparent sweet taste.
