She's just a little princess, isn't she? Your picture is outstanding....I always wanted a Venusta for the pop of green against that flower colour , it is gorgeous! Blueish/purple....Way to go! :-)

I hope she doesn't get lost under the big guy next door!

Hostanista, please don't feel I am being critical of you. I love accuracy with our hostas. Your cherished hosta is a species and as such it's name should not begin with a cap 'v'.

I love species hostas. They have the most spectacular blooms of all hostas. What beats the large white fragrant blooms of plantaginea, the blue blooms of clausa var. normalis, or the deep purple and white of verntricosa. Or you lovely blooms of your venustus.

I have many cultivars but my species are most revered and in respect and I honor them by not modifiying their species by treating them like a cultivar.

But that is just me, Anista.

Theresa - (note I am a human cultivar-LOL)
lMaybe I should sign off 'Theresa'

Theresa, is it 'venusta', or is it 'venustus'? Just askin'....

Don B.

It is venusta.

I know you mean to indicate that 'word' specifically, yes. But when you use the term for a hosta, it would be technically
Hosta venusta

like so. NO quotes unless there is a named cultivar of H. venusta, and I think there are some but I don't know them. but it would be like Hosta venusta 'Cultivar' (for example)

I'm not an expert, but it's almost midnight and not many are online now, so I put in a marker to let those who may correct me have a chance to see, and respond to what is proper.

Correct, Mocc. I was using quotations to indicate those two words in particular.

Don B.

Too complicated. She's just cute, that's all.

Indeed she is, quite a pretty little hosta.

Don B.

Yes she is. I hope to get one. Not many sources seem to offer the species plants. I love them.

Theresa