Common name
English: Blue plantain lily
German: Glocken-Funkie
Mandarin: 紫萼 (zi e)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2599)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2496)
Class: Liliopsida (387)
Order: Liliales (118)
Family: Liliaceae (38)(family description)
Genus: Hosta (1)
Epithet: ventricosa (Salisb.) Stearn (2)
Synonym: Funkia caerulea (Andrews) Sweet
caerulea => sky-blue
ventricosa => swelled or inflated, as the corolla of some labiates
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb
Flower colour: blue, white
External links
Check for Hosta ventricosa at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [1112] Hosta ventricosa - Plants For A Future
- [1430] Hosta ventricosa - Flora of China @ efloras.org