In 1988 Peter Ruh of Ohio registered this cultivar of unidentified parentage (thought to have H. sieboldii in its background) on behalf of the originator, David Stone of Connecticut. It grows to a small size hosta about 9 inches high with a spread of 24 inches. The leaves are lanceolate, slightly wavy and it bears pure white flowers in August.

According to The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis (2009), "...has always been a favorite of mine for its combination of white-margined foliage and white flowers in late summer. It can be used as a ground cover or edging plant."

The Book of Little Hostas by Kathy and Michael Shadrack (2010) says: "Takes quite a lot of sun and can be used as an edging plant in a woodland garden or in a raised bed. Flowers match margin for whiteness."

The New Encyclopedia of Hostas by Diana Grenfell (2009) states: "Site in some morning sun in cooler climates to boost the rather poor vigor. Slow to increase but worth the wait since there are so few white-margined hostas with white flowers...The blade is set obliquely on the petiole. The white flowers have green tips.

Similar cultivars include H. 'Emerald Isle', H. 'Louisa' and H. 'Snow Mound Variegated'.

This cultivar was named by Henry and Frank Payne of Piedmont Gardens.

In The Hosta Journal (1992 Vol. 23 No. 1) there is an article by Peter Ruh about the so-called David Stone Medium hostas which went by a numbering system that started with DSM. This cultivar was called DSM #6 and was described as "Medium, spreading plant, grey-green leaves, narrow white edge, flowers white, named by Payne."