Hosta 'Green Eyes'

Ralph (Herb) and Dorothy Benedict registered this selfed seedling of H. 'Kabitan' in 1990. A dwarf sized plant that grows only 6 inches high with a spread of 18 inches, this cultivar has narrowly elliptic leaves that are slightly wavy and have thin substance. It bears purple flowers in July.

Similar cultivars include H. 'Champagne', H. 'Early Sunrise', H. 'Fancy Ripples' and H. 'Fuji Sunrise'.

Sports include H. 'Yellow Eyes'.

These 2010 photos come from the Ralph (Herb) and Dorothy Benedict Hosta Hillside, tours and vendors at the 2010 American Hosta Society National Convention in Minnesota, Wade and Gatton Nursery and Arboretum, Toledo Botanical Garden and the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.

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