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 This is a
self-pollinated seedling
of H. 'Dorothy Benedict' which was registered in 1990 by
Dr. Ralph (Herb)
and Dorothy Benedict of Michigan. It forms a medium size plant with
blue-green foliage that has a greenish yellow medial (center)
variegation. The center turns to
near white by the end of the
season.
 An article about H. 'Dorothy Benedict' by
Herb Benedict in
The
Hosta Journal (1991 Vol. 22 No. 1) states that, "During
1990, the six best, 7 year old seedlings were named and three were registered.
| #1. 'Gil Jones' |
A large upright
H. 'Sieboldiana'-type,
with blue-green leaves and a wide cream edge. |
| #2. 'Jim Wilkins' |
A low spreading reverse with a cream
center and with a blue-green border on its leaves. |
| #3 'Hideko Gowen' |
A tall, upright reverse with a maple
leaf cream center, a wide green edge and a thick cupped round leaf. |
| #4 'Tom Boy' |
A small, slow-growing miniature
H. 'Sieboldiana' with a chartreuse edged, cupped, round green leaf. |
| #5 'Ruby
Benedict' |
A low, spreading, very gold leaf with a
green edge, and a very puckered, round leaf. |
| #6 'Bashful Polly' |
A wavy edged, splashed leaf. |
 Another 'Dorothy Benedict' seedling, grown and registered by
Jim Wilkins, is 'Herb Benedict', a splashed, round leaf with blue overtones
and winner of the Savory Shield Award in Jackson (MI), 1988, for the best
new seedling growing in a
National Convention of
The American Hosta Society tour garden."
Named for their friend and fellow
Hostaphile,
Hideko Gowen.
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