Hosta Lemon Meringue Lebanon except the green Jack-in-the-pulpit inflorescence

except the green Jack-in-the-pulpit inflorescence (green hood and upright

In containers

tubular flowers with a dramatically contrasting yellow center

Visitors to the 1991 Hosta Convention in Raleigh were amazed at this seedling in the garden of Tony Sears of Apex (the guy with the 2-mile railroad track in his garden)

(aka: Verbena canadensis 'Rosea'

Hosta Lemon Meringue Lebanon except the green Jack-in-the-pulpit inflorescenceThis amazing, but overlooked, hybrid boasts the unusual characteristics of large grey leaf characteristics of Hosta hypoleuca with the gold foliage that is usually seen in the Hosta 'Tokudama' hybrids. H. 'Lemon Meringue forms a 28" wide clump of large, thick, dusty yellow, corrugated leaves, topped in midsummer with 18" scapes of white flowers. You won't need a label to identify this one.