Hosta longissima F.Maek.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Hosta

Characteristics

A clump forming lily like plant. It grows 50 cm high and spreads 40-50 cm wide. The leaves are held tightly together or can arch over. The leaves are dark green. They are narrow and taper to a fine point. They can be 15 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.45 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.2
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
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JulAugSep
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Swampy grassland and other wet places, often exposed to full sun in the spring but then shaded in the summer by the long grasses it grows amongst.
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It suits hardiness zones 6-10.
Light 3-8
Soil humidity 5-8
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-7

Usage

Uses -
Edible leaves stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Hosta longissima world distribution map, present in Japan and Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:536612-1
WFO ID wfo-0000663211
COL ID 6MD7M
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Hosta longissima Hosta japonica var. longifolia Hosta longissima var. longifolia Hosta japonica var. angustifolia Hosta lancifolia var. longifolia Hosta lancifolia var. angustifolia Hosta longissima var. brevifolia Hosta japonica f. albiflora