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http://dx.doi.org/10.7732/kjpr.2019.32.5.486

Growth and Flowering Characteristics of 85 Ornamental Hosta Cultivars  

Ryu, Sun Hee (Department of Biosystems and Biotechnology, Korea University)
Lee, Seung Youn (Division of Horticulture & Medicinal Plant, Andong National University)
Lee, Jong Suk (Division of Plant Resources, Korea National Arboretum)
Choi, Han (Division of Plant Resources, Korea National Arboretum)
Yoon, Sae Mi (Division of Plant Resources, Korea National Arboretum)
Kim, Sang Yong (Division of Plant Resources, Korea National Arboretum)
Kim, Hyun Jin (Division of Plant Resources, Korea National Arboretum)
Yang, Jong Cheol (Division of Plant Resources, Korea National Arboretum)
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Korean Journal of Plant Resources / v.32, no.5, 2019 , pp. 486-498 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to investigate the leaf growth and flowering characteristics of 85 Hosta cultivars. The 85 cultivars were grown in a pot in Useful Plant Resources Center in Yangpyeong, Korea. H. 'Abiqua Blue Crinkles', H. 'Abiqua Drinking Gourd', H. 'Dancing in the Rain', H. 'Elegance', H. 'Inniswood', and H. 'Venus' were classified as a large size group (> 50 cm), while 27 cultivars including H. 'Abby', H. 'Birchwood Parky's Gold', H. 'Blue Cadet', and H. 'Blue Edge' were classified as a small size group (< 20 cm). The others were classified as a medium size groups. 79% of Hosta cultivars had leaf variegation. Leaf variegation type was divided into 5 types (standard, marginata, mediovarigata, albomaculata, striata). Among them 31 cultivars including H. 'Abby', H. 'Abiqua Moonbeam', and H. 'Atlantis' has a variegation type of marginata in the leaf. 36 cultivars including H. 'Abby', H. 'Abiqua Drinking Gourd', and H.'Abiqua Moonbeam' bloomed in late May and 9 cultivars including H. 'Black Hills', H. 'Boeun', and H. 'Fragrant Bouquet' started to flower on late August. Most flowers were below 3.0 cm in length, while H. 'Avocado' was longest on 10.0 cm. Most flowers have a lavender color group (63.5%), and 14 cultivars of Hosta showed white color group (16.5%). 12 cultivars including H. 'Blue Mouse Ears', H. 'Captain Kirk', and H. 'Fragrant Bouquet' had the fragrance in their flowers. H. 'Cherry Berry' and H. 'Revolution' had a colorful stalk, red and yellow, respectively.
Keywords
Ground cover plants; Landscape plants; Leaf variegation; Ornamental Plants;
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