Re: var. What it means....
Sorry for disaggreing but the var has a different meaning
var is used for wild populations that differ a bit from the main
population but not sufficiently enough to give it a separate species
name. If there are no separate var only the single name is used H.
kikutii. As soon as a var is found say Hosta kikutii var
caput-avis then the origanal plant must be named Hosta kikutii var
kikutii to make a distinction with the new variety
The plants wehave as Hosta plantaginea 'Aphrodite' etc are not
varieties in the botanical sense but cultivars This can be seen
easily because, if correct, they are always written between quotation
marks. With Hosta 'Aphrodite' ( a shortened also correct name)it is
clear it is a cultivar of Hosta plantaginea With Hosta 'Wide Brim'
etc the parents are less clear so there only the cultivar name is
used Hosta ' Wide Brim'.
Ben J.M.Zonneveld
Clusius lab pobox 9505
2300 RA Leiden
The Netherlands
Zonneveld@RULbim.LeidenUniv.NL
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