The plant that wouldn't stay in the ground. We would love to hear from you with short, amusing gardening tales. Everyone should have at least one funny story in their gardening life. We will select and print some of your submissions, with your permission. We can't pay you, but your name will appear in the by line.
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A. Nicolaus Thomas Host, an Austrian physician. A. Christian Sprengel, rector of Spandau in Germany, called these plants 'Funkia' in tribute to Heinrich Christian Funk, a German botanist and specialist on mosses. A. Hosta leaves were thought to resembled the soles of the foot. The name is taken from the latin 'planta' which means just that. Just thought you'd like to know about these Funkia Fun Facts.