Hosta plantaginea

Hosta plantaginea (Lam.) Asch., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 21: 53 1863. (Syn: Funkia alba (Andrews) Sweet; Funkia cordata Siebold ex Steud.; Funkia grandiflora Siebold & Zucc.; Funkia japonica (Thunb.) Druce; Funkia japonica var. subcordata (Spreng.) Lilja; Funkia legendrei H.Lév.; Funkia subcordata Spreng.; Hemerocallis alba Andrews; Hemerocallis cordata Cav. [Illegitimate]; Hemerocallis japonica Thunb.; Hemerocallis plantaginea Lam.; Hosta japonica Tratt.; Hosta plantaginea f. aphrodite F.Maek.; Hosta plantaginea f. grandiflora (Siebold & Zucc.) Asch. & Graebn.; Hosta plantaginea var. japonica Kikuchi & F.Maek.; Hosta plantaginea f. stenantha F.Maek.; Hosta sieboldiana var. bracteata Miq.; Niobe cordifolia Salisb.; Niobe plantaginea (Lam.) Nash; Saussurea japonica (Thunb.) Kuntze; Saussurea plantaginea (Lam.) Kuntze);

 

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Location Dalhousie, HP
Altitude 2100 mts
Habit herb
Habitat Garden

Perhaps you may be right. Perhaps these fact to help further

H. plantaginea flowers in August-October (hence known as August lily), whereas H. sieboldiana flowers in May-June
H. plantaginea is highly fragrant, whereas other species are not so
H. sieboldiana has leaves with glossy waxy coating that gives bluish tinge , not in H. plantaginea
H. plantaginea flowers open in the evening and close by the morning, others open during the day.

Perhaps other members can give more differences.

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Hosta is a popular bedding plant in thewe NE states, since it come back year after year every spring and tolerate and even thrives under heavy blanket of snow, ice and icy rain…
hundred would bloom below my balcony…  but had no smell….
so am pleasantly surprised to know of at least  one Hosta that has fragrant flowers…
MY QUESTION: IS THIS HOYA AVAILABLE IN INDIA AS A GARDEN PLANT…
will it do well in the tropical CALCUTTA ??? does any one know???/

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Plenty in Kashmir

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This one is flowering Now since last three weeks, and is highly fragrant.. (like Jasmine) and the buds seem to be opening fully during nights..

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Garden Flower for ID : 131011 : AK-2: A garden plant taken on the 8th of Sept,11 at Pahalgam with White flowers
similar to Lily.
Hosta?

syn: Hemerocallis plantaginea Lam.; Funkia alba (Andrews) Sweet; Funkia cordata Siebold ex Steud.

Common names: August lily; fragrant plantain lily

Commonly planted in shady areas in gardens. Photographed from Herbal Garden, Kashmir in August, 2011

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December 2013:: NS 31:: Ornamental for id from Chakrata : Attachments (3).  3 posts by 2 authors.

This ornamental herb was shot from a Hotel premises in Chakrata… please help to conclude the id..

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Sending few pix, of flowering potted Plant
Name of sender: …
Photo taken: 25.5.2015
Current status: as on 23/7/2015: Got Destroyed by infection, during Monsoon-July,2015
Additional info. The plant was brought from, Goa, India
Please forgive for big size foto, unable to resize, since it is taken from MB, not sure abt quality if resized. please forgive.

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Is it Hosta ventricosa stearn?

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I think this is Hosta plantaginea

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yes hosta

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With special Thanks to …, For your  quick response & … too with notifying on posting of pix.

Yes, I learnt now that it is Known as AUGUST LILY –Fragrant Plantain Lily, origin: China

For details. I checked  Google Search or visited: <http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Fragrant%20Plantain%20Lily.html> Or Page no. 4, 5^th Row at <http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/white.html> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosta> 

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