Like potato chips, one Hosta is never enough! Infatuation with this hardy perfect perennial for shade gardens is a malady shared by all gardeners. The history of Hosta is short compared with most of our perennials for it was discovered in Asia by botanists. The two most famous of these botantists are Phillip Franz von Siebold who is the namesake for the corded, glaucous blue leafed hosta like the famous hosta sieboldiana. Blue heavy corrugated leafed hostas are hybrids but still carry the genetics of the early discovered hostas as do the Fortunei hosta introduced by a Scottish botantist named, Robert Fortune. Fortunei hosta are the satiny leafed, variegated hostas...
Hosta: How to Plant, Hybridize and Care for Hostas
