Hosta Hosta Hosta spp.
Color ranges from blue to green to white, sometimes edged with gold.
Flowers lilac, purple, or white, lily-shaped, hanging, on slender stalks up to 3' high that rise above leaves. Shade, usually planted as a border or ground cover. Introduced from China and Japan. There are over 400 varieties of hosta, which are planted extensively as ornamental shade plants. Hostas have been around for centuries but were only recently discovered and cultivated.