Examples of hosta in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The sale includes lilacs, Japanese roses, hostas, Solomon’s seals, brunneras, Lenten roses, forget-me-nots and many other varieties. — cleveland, "A return to outdoor restaurant dining: Olmsted Dates and Data," 10 May 2020 With their colorful foliage, modern Heucheras are great for massing with ferns, hostas, hellebores and other residents of the shady garden. — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, "Thanks to horticultural hanky panky, coral bells aren't your grandma’s garden plant anymore," 24 Apr. 2020 The Pulmonaria and gingers are easy to tease apart, but with the phlox or a hosta, another kitchen discard — an old serrated bread knife — is indispensable for cutting apart dense, unearthed root masses. — Margaret Roach, New York Times, "Shopping Your Garden," 28 Apr. 2020 For a rustic arrangement, gather on-hand greenery, like carrot stems or hosta leaves. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, "Designer Lauren Liess Hosts a Homegrown Supper at Home," 25 Apr. 2020 Then, overhaul your garden beds by following these tips: Dig up perennials, including daylilies and hostas, and divide them into three-stem groupings. — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, "Follow This Spring Yard Clean Up Checklist to Make Your Patio and Lawn Summer-Ready," 29 Jan. 2020 The loss of these trees exposes her beloved hostas to too much sun. — Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star, "The Hoosier Gardener: The sun is a blessing and a curse in the garden," 1 Aug. 2019 Remove weeds and debris and replace plants known to provide cover, including English ivy, periwinkle, pachysandra and hosta. — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, "How to control rats, those unwelcome visitors to Washington gardens," 1 Dec. 2019 For the past century or more, gardeners have wanted to grow plants that were decidedly exotic and spectacularly different; the list includes non-native versions of roses, azaleas, hostas and lilies, for example. — Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, "This unusual garden style could be a sustainable solution for urban landscapes," 5 June 2019

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History and Etymology for hosta

borrowed from New Latin, genus name, after Nicolaus Thomas Host †1834 Austrian physician and botanist

Note: The genus was named in honor of Host by the Austrian botanist Leopold Trattinnick (1764-1849) in Archiv der Gewächskunde, Band 1 (1812), p. 55.

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