This is a non-registered cultivar originated by
Dr
Ralph (Herb) Benedict of Michigan
registered on their behalf by
Rod Kuenster and
The American Hosta
Society in
2010 and
is a slow growing, open-pollinated seedling
of H. 'Dorothy
Benedict'.
It is a small to medium size hosta about 11 inches
high by 20 inches wide with blue-green foliage that
has pure yellow streaked variegation. The upright,
nearly round leaves are moderately corrugated and
glaucous on top and bottom. Near white to pale
lavender flowers bloom from mid-July into August on
scapes 14 to 16 inches tall followed by viable
seeds.
The registration materials state: "...blue streaked
plant with puckering and good substance."
Hosta Helper will call this plant
'Geneva' (Benedict)
This
plant was named for Geneva Stark, wife of hosta
hybridizer,
Gunther Stark and mother of hybridizer,
Dean Stark of Iowa.
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