Hosta sieboldiana (Hosta montana)

Family: Funkiaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Hosta montana is a PERENNIAL growing to 1 m (3ft 3in) by 1 m (3ft 3in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 4 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from September to October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and can grow in heavy clay soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Shoots

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young leaves - cooked. White part of the leaf stem - cooked. — Young leaves - cooked.; White part of the leaf stem - cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Woodlands and forest margins in the hills and mountains of northern and central Japan. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)