How did hostas evolve?
God only knows. In nature there are approximately 40 recognized species (the number is up for debate by scientists) of hostas that evolved in Japan, eastern China and South Korea. Japan is on the 45th parallel, the same latitude as HostasDirect, which may explain why hostas do so well in Minnesota. The original 40 hostas are referred to as species hostas, and are designated by the spelling of their first name with a lowercase letter. (i.e. plantagenia) Plants that are cultivars are designated with a capital letters, which means that they are offspring of a species plants.
God only knows. In nature there are approximately 40 recognized species (the number is up for debate by scientists) of hostas that evolved in Japan, eastern China and South Korea. Japan is on the 45th parallel, the same latitude as HostasDirect, which may explain why hostas do so well in Minnesota. The original 40 hostas are referred to as species hostas, and are designated by the spelling of their first name with a lowercase letter. (i.e. H. ‘plantagenia’), Hostas that are cultivars are designated with a capital letters (H. Great Expectations,’ which means that they are offspring of a species plants.
