title: Hosta nigrescens
text: # Hosta nigrescens
  
  Hosta nigrescens is a species of plants that belong to the family Asparagaceae.
  
  ## Description
  
  Hosta nigrescens can reach a height of about 65 centimetres (26 in) and a diameter of 60–70 centimetres (24–28 in). The basal mid-green leaves are simple, ovate and petiolate. The plant produces racemes of about 30 cm with 15-25 funnel-shaped white or light purple flowers. They bloom in August.
  
  ## Distribution
  
  This species is native to Japan.
  
  