Hosta 'Hippeastrum'
 

This is a plant from Japan that was originally thought to be a species. However, according to The Genus Hosta by W. George Schmid (1991), it is actually a cultivar. It forms a medium size plant with green foliage.

Hippeastrum is a genus of bulb plants that includes the common amaryllis grown at Christmas time. The common name is amaryllis.

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