Although
taxonomists continue to debate the status of hosta
species (it's part of their job afterall),
W. George Schmidt in his 1991 classic,
The Genus Hosta decided that there were 43
species. Since that time, he changed his mind on
Hosta sieboldiana in 2010 and now he and
The American Hosta Society call it a cultivar, H.
'Sieboldiana'.
Listed below are the hosta species as we know them
today...at least for now. |