Registered by
Dr. Ralph (Herb) and
Dorothy
Benedict in 1995, this cultivar is a
self-pollinated seedling of
H. 'Yellow Splash'. A medium sized plant, it has a slightly wavy
margin to the leaves. Medium purple flowers appear in mid-July
to August.
It is named for the former President of the American Hosta Society,
Dr. Bob Olson.
According to
The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis
(2009), "This cultivar has also been called 'Dr. Bob' and
'Doctor Bob'."
Similar cultivars
include H. 'Yellow Splash
Rim'.
