Hosta Lakeside Beach Captain Tropical with an orange and yellow

with an orange and yellow blended pouch backed by twisted scarlet sepals

Acorus gramineus 'Licorice' is a 1997 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction of a US Botanical Garden import from China

All day long the flower spikes are animated by visiting bumblebees

The small green leaves emerge with a heavy white frosting

Hosta Lakeside Beach Captain Tropical with an orange and yellowHosta 'Lakeside Beach Captain' is a probable tetraploid sport of Mary Chastain's H. 'Lakeside Shore Master'. The thick, blue green leaves are highlighted with a small, creamy yellow central pattern. The 15" tall x 38" wide clumps are topped in late spring with 20" scapes of near white flowers a dynamite specimen plant.