Accession Data

Hosta tsushimensis

Common Name: Tsushima Plantain Lily

Family: Asparagaceae

Country of Origin: Tsushima Island, Japan (endemic)

Description: H. tsushimensis is only found on Tsushima Island, which is in the Korean Strait between the Korean peninsula and Kyushu Island in Japan. Though it is typically about 12 inches tall, other characteristics are quite variable. The leaf margins may be smooth or wavy. Inflorescences are branched in some populations, not branched in others. Moreover, it may be found on moist or dry sites.3

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 3a-9b

Accession #: 201100156

Accession Date: 2011-02-18 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 2305

Quantity: 3

Source: Smith BG - 2010 #155

Provenance:

seed from plants cultivated in Smith Botanic Garden #6282.  
Original material w/c: Tatsurayana, Tsushima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Subclass: monocots

Order: Asparagales

Family: Asparagaceae

SubFamily: Agavoideae

Tribe: Agaveae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2025
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References

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Friday, May 12, 2017.
  2. WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Friday, May 12, 2017.
  3. Herrold, Glenn, The Korean Hostas at American Hosta Society. Last accessed on Friday, May 12, 2017.
  4. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website at MoBot. Last accessed on Tuesday, 03 December, 2019.

Images

Hosta tsushimensis