Hosta 'Pounamu'
 

Madelon Gilligan from New Zealand registered this fast growing, large size (25 inches high by 45 inches wide) sport of H. 'Fragrant Bouquet' in 2013. It has light, pale green foliage that is moderately wavy, slightly twisted, broadly ovate and dull on top. Pure white, fragrant flowers bloom from July into August.
 



According to a Google search, pounamu is a type of gemstone carvings by the native Maori people of New Zealand.

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