Hosta sieboldiana ‘Big Daddy’ (Plantain lily)

This cultivated hosta is a variegated version of Hosta sieboldiana ‘Elegans’. It is not found in the wild.

Plants: ‘Big Daddy’ hostas reach 2′ (60 cm) in height and 3′ (91 cm) around, larger than most hostas. Like all hostas, they favor shady areas.

Leaves: Up to 9 ⨉ 11″ (22 ⨉ 27 cm). Leaves are rounded, cupped, and wrinkly. This cultivated variety has bluish leaves with a hazy white coating.

Flowers: Lilac-tinted white, appearing in attractive spikes above the foliage from June to August. Flowers are bell- or funnel-shaped.

8/1/2009 · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, Maine · ≈ 2½ × 1½′ (82 × 55 cm)

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin)
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Liliopsida	Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family
Subclass	Liliidae	Includes lilies, orchids, and many others
Order	Asparagales	A diverse group that includes asparagus
Family	Asparagaceae	Agaves, asparagus, hyacinths, and others
Genus	Hosta	Named for 19th century Austrian physician and botanist Nicolaus Thomas Host
Species	sieboldiana	Named for German physician and traveller Philipp Franz von Siebold

Range: Zones 3-8: