This hybrid of H. 'Dorothy
Benedict' ×
H. hypoleuca was registered by
Dr. Ed Elslager of Michigan in 1999. The cultivar forms a
large size (24 inches high by 43 inches wide) mound of moderately corrugated foliage. It has
pale lavender flowers from late June into July followed by
viable seeds.
Mark Zilis (2009) says that this cultivar was "...registered as 'A
Many-Splendered Thing' but corrected to 'A Many-splendered
Thing' (Stevenson 2001) to comply with the
International Code of
Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants 1995..."
The New Encyclopedia of Hostas by
Diana
Grenfell (2009) states: "Requires plenty of moisture. Slow to increase but
eventually makes a superb specimen plant...The
glossy leaves of heavy substance emphasize the
attractive marginal variegation which, in
well-cultivated plants, exhibits some celadon and
chartreuse streaks in the transitional areas."
"In the
International Code of Nomenclature for
Cultivated Plants 1995, Article 17.6 dictates
that all words should have an initial capital
letter, with the following exceptions. Words
that follow a hyphen, conjunctions and
prepositions, other than those which are the
first word in the epithet. Exceptions are also
given where linguistic custom dictates
otherwise.
The following hosta cultivar epithets should be
corrected as follows: ‘A Many-Splendored Thing’
to ‘A Many-splendored Thing’..."
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