This hosta forms a large (26
inches high) mound of bright golden foliage with a semi-upright
growth habit. It was introduced in the 1980s by
Mildred
Seaver
but not registered until 2004.
The Hosta Handbook by
Mark Zilis (2000), states that this cultivar "...is a
Mildred
Seaver introduction and was originally called 'Sea Tail' and
'Sea High Noon'. It made such a sensation at the 1987 American
Hosta Society national convention that a plant of 'High Noon'
sold for a record-breaking $700 at that year's auction."
