Propagation
Sow fresh seed during spring in pots and place in a cold frame to germinate. Seedling variation is common and is not the preferred method of propagation.

Divide established clumps during spring or late summer by lifting and splitting or by the removal of small side shoots.

Culture
In cold climates Hosta fortunei looses its leaves re-shooting during spring. It prefers a semi shade position but will tolerate full sun producing more flowers but the leaves become bleached.
When growing in containers plant in organic rich well-drained soils and don't allow it to dry out

Botanic information
Leaf: The dark green leaves are ovate to lanceolate with the base folding inwards at the slender petiole. The leaves are arranged in a clump and are overlapping with a quilted texture on the upper surface. Its apex is acuminate and cultivars have various variegations. 

Flower: The nodding funnelform flowers have perianth segments are partly united and are arranged in a dense terminal raceme. It is held above the foliage on a tall scape up to 800mm (32in) and has leaf-like bracts and appears during midsummer.

Fruit: The small loculicidal capsule has 3-valves and contains numerous tiny seeds. The small seeds are viable but the plant is commonly reproduced vegetatively to maintain true to type.