Hosta 'Whirlwind Tour'

This non-registered tissue culture sport of H. 'Whirlwind' is from Mark Zilis. It forms an 18 inch high mound that spreads to about 38 inches wide with wavy foliage with good substance. The lavender flowers bloom in late July.

Similar cultivars include H. 'Light Hearted' and H. 'Wayward Wind'.

These 2010 photos come from the Ralph (Herb) and Dorothy Benedict Hosta Hillside, tours and vendors at the 2010 American Hosta Society National Convention in Minnesota, Wade and Gatton Nursery and Arboretum, Toledo Botanical Garden and the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.