![](../pictures/Liberty-Bell.jpg) Dr. Ralph (Herb) Benedict of Michigan registered this hybrid of H. 'Yellow
Splash' × H. 'Neat Splash' in 1985. The plant grows
into a medium size hosta around 15 inches high with a spread
of 42 inches. Its wavy, dark green foliage has yellow marginal
variegation with some yellow and green streaks. Dark purple
flowers bloom in August.
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An article by Warren I. Pollock in
The
Hosta Journal (2014 Vol. 45 No. 2) states that, "H. 'Liberty Bell' crossed with ('Urajiro Hachijo' ×
H. pycnophylla) is a favorite
pod parent of Don's (Don Dean). He used it to produce H. 'Celtic Bouquet' and H.
'Peek-a-boo Purple', both registered in 2011, and H. 'Ebony Towers' and H.
'Garnet Spires', in 2005. (Special Note: Parentages of 'Garnet Spires' and
'Peek-a-boo Purple' were corrected in the 2013 Registrations issue)..."
Mikiko Lockwood in an article on The Hosta Library titled,
A Little About Japanese Hosta Terms defines the term urajiro as white-backed or white underside.
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