This seedling selection is a
cultivar introduced by
Dr. Ralph (Herb) Benedict of Michigan which was registered on his behalf by Rod Kuenster of Iowa in 2010. It forms a small size (10 inches high by 20 inches
wide) mound medium green foliage that has yellow and greenish white streaked
variegation. The leaves are broadly ovate and very shiny on top. Its flowers
bloom from mid-August into October on scapes 18 to 24 inches tall followed by
streaked seed pods. According to
The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis (2009), "...sold for $3500 at the 2002
National
Convention of The
American Hosta Society auction. This cultivar honors Tsuma Tajima, the
mother of prominent hosta collector and AHS member,
Hideko Gowen..."
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