Originated by
Ian Chrystal
of England and named by
Marco Fransen and
Joyce Fransen of Fransen Hostas in the Netherlands this non-registered hosta is a
seedling of H. 'Dorothy
Benedict' ×
H. 'Frances
Williams'. It is a large size (20 inches tall) with
blue-green foliage that has a greyish cast and
yellowish-white streaked variegation. The flowers are
lavender in color.
The
Fransen Hostas website says, "A seedling from Ian
Chrystal of years ago and deserved to be named after all
these years."
Also, the parent
cultivars are named after two of the "First Ladies" of
Hostadom,
Dorothy Benedict and
Frances Williams. |