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			  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. 
			 
 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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