This non-registered cultivar is a sport of H. 'Fortunei Albopicta' from
Heinz Klose of
Germany. It grows to a large size
(26 inches high by 46 inches wide) with green foliage that has
irregular streaked variegation. From late July into August, it
bears pale lavender flowers. According to
The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis (2009), "...was listed for many years as H. fortunei 'Bensheim'
and can still be found as such in some catalogs."
"Plant
is a H. 'Fortunei' form with irregular yellow stripes." Someone named "Zieke"
was listed as the originator by Schmid.
Bensheim
is a town in the Bergstraße district in southern Hessen, Germany.
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