Hi everyone, I recently moved into a rental and am starting to fix up the landscaping. The front of the home is munched, and I noticed these green growths and sprouts. At first I thought they were Hosta but the stem seems a bit too long. I've asked around and was told either Hosta or a weed. There are many sprouts within the area.

I'm going with hosta, other members will know for sure the exact species

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Christine said:I'm going with hosta, other members will know for sure the exact species

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Thank you very much! I'm really hoping they are Hosta. I don't have much of a green thumb and the area seems pretty full with them.

Don't think it's hostas, maybe Solomon's Seal
https://garden.org/plants/brow...

Agree with some kind of Polygonatum species, usually considered desirable, and less pedestrian than Hosta. Definitely not Hosta.

Definately Solomon Seal; one of the variegated varieties.

What a nice plant that is, I've never seen it before and its deer resilient that makes it even better than a hosta.

I agree with Tiffany that it is a Polygonatum, definitely not hosta. I have a field of them and enjoy the lily-of-the-valley look of them.


Variegated Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum x hybridum 'Striatum')

For comparison, here's what a hosta looks like as it emerges in spring:


They are very easy to lift and move to another spot.