FUNKIA, in botany, a genus of handsome, hardy, herbaceous plants of the family Liliaceae. There are five species, natives of China and Japan. They are tuberous, with broadly ovate or heart shaped leaves and racemes of white or pale lilac, drooping, funnel shaped flowers. They are useful for the borders of a shrubbery, lawn or rock-work, or may be grown in pots for the greenhouse. The plants are propagated by dividing the crowns in autumn or when growth begins in spring.