#funkia

[michaelnordeman]

In the garden. Värmland, Sweden (July 27, 2023).

[geopsych]

Hosta ‘June’ single- handedly converted me to hostas. My mother disdained them and called them funkias (which I guess is a real name for them) so I never paid attention but then I saw this beauty at a plant nursery and I haven’t looked back since. <<heart eyes>>

[ayanos-pl]

ギボウシの花にセイヨウミツバチ（6月18日）

[daily-kohane-azusawa]

Day 362! Really late post bc I just had no idea what to write here but I got an idea now so, poll time!!

[dailyplushia]

this isn't a plushia picture (sadly i dont have a plushia) but some things me and my friend (@/uraveragebowieenjoyer) have done with their plushia:

-tie him to the ceiling fan and turn it on (he got flung across the room)

-they made him a little cape, choker, and santa hat

-they got a copia funko and i immediately named it "funkia pope"

What did plushia do to them to cause the first part 😨

[tencrowns]

An American Witch’s Herbal: Hosta

Hosta spp.

Common Names: Hosta, Plantain Lilly, Giboshi, Funkia

Type: Herbaceous Perennial

Element

Astrological

Magical Uses

Botanical Family: Asparagaceae

Region of Origin: China, Japan, Korea and Eastern Russia

Hosta, after Nicolaus Thomas Host, who was considered to be an expert on grasses. The genus went through many name changes to get where it is today, though.

Growth and Care

Is there any garden plant quite as ubiquitous as the hosta? It’s a popular pick because of its extreme hardiness--even the most beginner of a gardener would be hard pressed to kill these. Sometimes even when you think they’re gone for good, they have a tendency to rise from the dead and surprise you. While not at all particular, they do have a preference for at least some shade and may flounder if left in hot soil and all-day sun. Planting them underneath trees can be a good way to fill space, provide them protective shade and shelter from storms and hail, if those are issues in your area.

Mostly grown for attractive foliage that lasts from spring through summer, hostas come in a variety of colors and variations including white, yellow, all shades of green to almost blue, sometimes with stripes and splashes of multiple colors on the same plant. There are miniature varieties that comfortably live on office desks like the 4-5 inch ‘Mouse Ears,’ up to the massive ‘Empress Wu’ cultivar, which grows to a mature height of 4 feet tall and 6 feet wide. They put up a flower in summer, usually white or light purple in color, which rarely has much of a fragrance. The exception to this is H. plantaginea and its cultivars, sometimes called ‘August Lily.’

They will spread over time, and you may find yourself having to divide them every three years or so if you want to maintain your planting to roughly its original size. 

General Use

Though here in the west we tend to think of hostas as simply ornamental, in some parts of Asia it is grown as a vegetable. Deer, rabbits, slugs and snails will all happily munch on it, but it is toxic to dogs, cats and horses. Best way I’ve found to prepare them so far is to gather the young, still-furled shoots in spring and prepare them as you would asparagus, maybe by sautéing in a little butter or olive oil. The flavor is similar! (@alexisnikole TikTok/@blackforager on Insta has a great little video where she wraps them in [vegan] bacon!) Once the leaves have opened up, they do take a bitter turn. 

Magical and Symbolic Use

In the language of flowers, the hosta has been used to symbolize devotion. This devotion doesn't really have a specifically romantic bent, as "friendship" is usually another meaning ascribed to these plants. Regardless of the specific connotation, the constancy and resilience of hostas make these an obvious choice for inclusion in rituals designed around growing and maintaining positive relationships.

If you like this post and want to see more like it, check out the tag I use for this whole series throughout my blog: #american witch's herbal

[lark1537]

I love this part of the Wikipedia page for Cirsium funkiae:

The funky thistle's common name refers to the plant's "funky" appearance ... and additionally honors [describing botanist Dr. Jennifer] Ackerfield's mentor Vicki Funk, who was also described as funky.

As a side note, Dr. Funk was an influential botanist and a curator at the Smithsonian National museum of Natural history who was known for her work on the plants of the Asteraceae family, AKA the daisy family, and this is not the first species named after her. From a quick look at her Wikipedia page there appear to be at least 4 other species honoring her—2 flowers in Asteraceae, Xenophyllum funkianum and Baccharis funkiae; 1 from the Gesneriaceae family, Didymocarpus vickifunkiae; and an ant, Pheidole funki. There are also 2 genera of Asteraceae with her name, Vickia and Vickifunkia.

She passed away in October of 2019, over 2 years before the description of this latest namesake plant, which is also fittingly an Asteraceae. I think it makes a lovely tribute to her.

one of my favorite recently discovered plants is Cirsium funkiae, the funky thistle

It's from Colorado, USA, and is only known since 2022

[kr1g]

Hybrid and non hybrid raspberry, wild strawberry and normal strawberry I dug up from the abandoned plot and moved here

Yarrow sprung up from the ground on it's own, as did the snapdragon and the pulmonaria.

The funkia I've propagated from big populations in local planters.

The gladiolus are taken from the unwanted surplus at work.

Sunflowers were given to me by another plot owner.

The only things I've payed for are the seeds for the nasturtium and the lathyrus, and the Echinacea plant which was on sale. Maybe a total of 6€/7$ and I still have a mountain of seeds left (and I'm getting more from the nasturtium)

[wodnerosliny]

Funkie - co to?

Do jednej z najpopularniejszych roślin z rodziny szparagowatych zaliczyć możemy tak zwaną funkię. Inaczej zwaną hosta. Roślina ta liczy około 20 gatunków zielnych, które pochodzą z Azji Wschodniej, z takich krajów jak Japonia czy Chin oraz Kora i Rosja. Warto jednak zaznaczyć, iż obecnie ilość odmian host liczymy w tysiącach. Funkia babkolistna została introdukowana do Europy oraz Uzbekistanu i Pensylwanii. Kiedy sadzić funkie do gruntu?

Czym są i kiedy sadzić funkie do gruntu?

Dlaczego ten rodzaj rośliny ogrodowej jest tak popularny na polskim rynku? Ze względu na niesamowitą kolorystykę poszczególnych odmian oraz różnorodność pod względem wielkości oraz kształtu. Od ciebie zależy na jaką wielkość rośliny się zdecydujesz a wybór jest ogromny. Wysokość hosti bowiem może wynosić od 10 centymetrów do nawet 150 centymetrów. Dlaczego właśnie teraz zdecydowaliśmy się na napisanie tego, krótkiego artykułu dotyczącego funkie? Ponieważ zarówno wiosna jak i jesień do idealny czas na sadzenie tych roślin. Na blogu sklepu online Wodne Rośliny sprawdzisz nie tylko kiedy sadzić funkie do gruntu ale również dowiesz się jakie są wymagania funkii ogrodowych.

[appelkueken]

[photozoi]

Hosta

[wikkedscorpion]

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[ayanos-pl]

クマバチはギボウシの花の茎に近い細い部分に口吻を突き刺して吸蜜する（6月27日）

[ta-chazei]

Funkia

Aenne Biermann

1926 Gelatin silver print

Print Date 1926–33

[moni-nika]

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