Hosta sieboldiana ‘Big Daddy’ (Plantain lily)

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Hosta sieboldiana ‘Big Daddy’

Plantain lily

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Liliopsida	Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family
Subclass	Liliidae	Includes lilies, orchids, and many others
Order	Asparagales	A diverse group that includes asparagus
Family	Asparagaceae	Agaves, asparagus, hyacinths, and others
Genus	Hosta	Named for 19th century Austrian physician and botanist Nicolaus Thomas Host
Species	sieboldiana	Named for German physician and traveller Philipp Franz von Siebold
Cultivar	‘Big Daddy’

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This cultivated hosta is a variegated version of Hosta sieboldiana ‘Elegans’. It is not found in the wild.

Identification: ‘Big Daddy’ hostas reach 2′ (60 cm) in height and 3′ (91 cm) around, larger than most hostas. Like all hostas, they favor shady areas. Leaves are up to 11″ (27 cm) long and 9″ (22 cm) wide. This cultivated variety has bluish leaves with a hazy white coating. Flowers are lilac-tinted white, appearing in attractive spikes above the foliage from July to August.

Online References:

The Missouri Botanical Garden

Perennials.com

Www.infobarrel.com

Www.daylilyandhostagardens.com

Hosta ‘Big Daddy’

Hosta sieboldiana ‘Big Daddy’ description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

8/1/2009 · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, Maine · ≈ 2½ × 1½′ (82 × 55 cm)

Range: Zones 3-8:

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