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HostaBridegroom

Statusregistered

Originator(s)Herb & Dorothy Benedict/Hideko Gowen 1990

Origin'Holly's Honey' selfed

Size categorysmall - medium

Plant height x width41x86 cm (16x34 in.)

Leaf length x width 

Vein pairs6-7

Leaf colordark green

Variegation 

Leaftwisted tip, upward tip

Petiole 

Scape 

Scape height45 cm (18 in.)

Flowerlavender

Flower length 

Fragrant 

Flowering periodJuly

Fertileno

Pod 

Ploidy 

Patents 

InfoAlex J. Summers Distinguished Merit Award 2004 (Bob Olson).
Dark green, shiny, ovate/triangular leaves. Leaf sides slope downward while twisted tip turns upward. Small undulations on margin. Lavender flowers on 18" scapes.
Dark green leaves with a satiny-sheen, interesting mound of upward twisted and pointed leaves; lavender flowers.
The dark, satin green leaves have a unique upward and twisted point.
One of Benedict's best.
'Bridegroom' is a small 8 x 10 inch R.H. Benedict hybrid with small dark green leaves with a satiny sheen. The petiol and center part of the leaf extends upwards while the sides of the leaf blade slope downward. This is a unique hosta and the first of it's kind. Sold at 92 auctions for $500 and $200.
Satiny dark green; triangular; twisted tip; rippled margin.

Sports'Bachelor Party' sport/gw
'Prairie Rose Eye' sport/os
'Unsung Hero' sport/gy
'Wedding Night' sport/os

Progeny'Bestman' seedling