This cultivar is part of the
H. 'Tardiana' Group of hostas developed by
Eric Smith
in England in the 1960's.
Paul Aden
registered the plant for Smith in 1976. It is a medium sized (14
inches high) hosta with
pale lavender flowers in late July to August.
The Hosta Handbook by
Mark Zilis (2000) states that this cultivar "...has fooled many a
collector. As a young plant the leaf blade has a narrowly
elliptic shape, but widens considerably with age."
