Hosta (Hosta) is a lily-like plant native to northeast Asia. The name Hosta is in honor of the Austrian botanist Nicholas Thomas Host(1761-1834.) He was an Austrian who was not only a botanist, but also physician to the Emperor Frances II.
With that pedigree, you'd think they would be called HOE-stas (which is Webster's official pronounciation,) but I've always heard them called HA-stas.
We have a couple of different varieties in the LipsYard.
They're almost indestructible no matter where you plant them, but they do best in shade. Growing up, we used to 'pop' the pods before they blossomed, causing the neighbor lady to have a fit.
Not holding up so well is the Bush Administration's Economic policy. The one where we cut taxes for millionaires and let free market fundamentalism take the wheel. Now we're bailing out market sector after market sector where de-regulated champions of business have lied and cheated the little guy. This, by the way, is the same economic policy that's being championed by John McCain, who wants more of the same. For you similarly -thinking righties, mayhaps I should remind you that our most recent economic boom during the 1990s came immediately after President Clinton raised taxes on the wealthy.
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