Hosta capitata

Hosta ( /ˈhɒstə/,[1] syn. Funkia) is a genus of about 23–45 species of plants commonly known as hostas, plantain lilies (particularly in Britain) and occasionally by the Japanese name giboshi. Hostas are widely cultivated as shade-tolerant foliage plants. The genus is currently placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae,[2] and is native to northeast Asia. Like many "lilioid monocots", the genus was once classified in the Liliaceae.