Hosta sieboldii (Hosta rectifolia)

Family: Funkiaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Hosta rectifolia is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft) by 0.8 m (2ft 7in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 4 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from August to September. 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 and leaf stems - cooked. Not very tasty. — Young leaves and leaf stems - cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Damp lakeside moorlands. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)