If you could take a photo it would get you a positive ID.

Sorry, I posted, it must have been too large a file, it wouldn't allow me to even post here again to correct it till now.

Looks like plantain weed to me. Hostas are also known as plantain lilies because of their similarity to this weed.

Yes, you swapped for a very healthy weed. :c( Snatch it out of there before it goes to seed.

And tell your church to make sure church members bring true hostas to the exchange in the future so others don’t get weeds!! ;-)

debra

btw, no question is dumb!

Just for fun, I looked up the "weed" and found that people actually sell it online. It's supposed to have beneficial uses and is supposed to treat various conditions. As for me, I will continue to dig it out and dispose of it quickly before it sets seeds and disperses them all over my yard.

If you don’t have it growing wild. You can keep it for medicinal purpose.

it’s good for sunburn bug bites etc.. Anti-inflammatory properties soothes stomach issues. I make a tea with peppermint oil Along with green tea for flavor. It’s mild and it helps

i keep a section unmowed so it as allowed to grow. In mass it doesn’t look bad

of course in the city peer pressure rules on how lawns have to look. So a pot is good alternative.

since it covers about half of my 5 acres ... i dont know why anyone would plant it ...

when the kids were younger.. and barefoot all summer ... they had these burn like sores better their toes .. from running thru the flower stalks .. took me a while to figure that out ...

so im out the in july and august mowing a completely browned out lawn [questionable term there] .. kicking up a dust storm.. just to cut the stalks off this nightmare plant ..

the upside is.. they are the only thing green that time of year.. so it looked like i had a lawn ..

people will pay money for anything.. i swear .. lol ..

i bought one once at a plant auction.. is was variegated.. lol .. it was a donation to a cause.. so we all got a laugh out of buy a variegated weed ... so.. if you cost was to the church.. thats ok with me ... but if it was to the benefit of the seller.. well ... that peep might never be my garden friend ...

as to the hosta reference above .. that was an idiot rogue name for hosta .. only surpassed by calling it a lily ... as much as i loathe the nomenclature peeps for changing the names of my favorite plants ... in this case.. i understand why it need be done at times ...

ken

Plantain (NOT plantain lily) is also edible. It can be boiled, baked, used in salads, and so on.

And yes, I have been wanting to grow the variegated version myself. :-)

https://mommypotamus.com/plantain/