A very interesting variegated hosta whose leaf colour changes throughout the season. 'Whirlwind' (Plaintain Lily) is a lovely addition to shady areas. It forms attractive, dense mounds of ovate to heart-shaped, folded, twisted and pointed, creamy white to lime green leaves with broad dark green margins. The leaf center changes from creamy white in spring, to light green by midsummer, to dark rich green in late summer. Funnel-shaped lavender blooms appear from mid to late summer, rising on scapes 24in. long (60 cm), but the primary contribution of this hosta is its lovely foliage.