Registered by Dr. Ralph (Herb) Benedict of Michigan in 1987, this self-pollinated seedling of H. 'Dorset Blue' has deep blue foliage and typical Tardiana-type characteristics. It forms a medium size (16 inches high) mound of nearly heart shaped leaves that have thick substance. The flowers are a very pale lavender and appear in August.

The Hosta Handbook by Mark Zilis (2000), says that this plant falls into a category of "cultivars that exhibit many Tardiana traits but are not a part of Eric Smith's original group."

The New Encyclopedia of Hostas by Diana Grenfell (2009) states: "In essence a derivative of the Tardiana Group."

An article about favorite blue hostas in The Hosta Journal (2006 Vol. 37 No. 2) reported the responses of the following hosta hybridizers:

• Charles Tuttle - "H. 'Buckeye Blue' has to be up there in the top five."
• Bob Balitewicz - "My favorite is 'Yankee Blue'." 
• Kent Terpening - "H. 'Winfield Blue'. I also vote for 'Venetian Blue' and 'Blue Jay' and 'Deep Blue Sea' and ..."
• Mary Chastain - "Several garden visitors have stated that 'Lakeside Color Blue' is the bluest hosta they have ever seen" 
• Virginia and Brian Skaggs - "What is the bluest? What time of day? What time of year? The color is different under different lights and different times of the year. Everyone's eyes see colors differently too. Tough call!"

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