Growth Rate
Hostas plants evolved from about 40 or so “species” plants in east Asia; a
few in China and Korea but mostly in various parts of Japan. These “species”
plants had different genetic characteristics that have been passed on to their
“offspring” – or “cultivars.” If all of the growing conditions were exactly the
same for a comparative study, some hostas multiply faster than others. And, some
hostas prefer certain growing conditions different than others – more sun, more
shade, less or more humidity, and more. The common standard we use for growth
rate is:
Slow:
H. Aardvark
Fast:
H. Abiqua Delight