Rod Lysne of Northern Grown Perennials in Wisconsin crossed two unnamed seedlings to create this large size cultivar which he registered in 2006. It is projected to grow into a giant size hosta around 40 inches in height and 9 feet in width. The leaves are broadly ovate, slightly corrugated with thick substance. In July, it bears lavender flowers on scapes nearly 4 feet tall.

The 2021 registration materials for H. 'Standing Room Only' say that it is a "reciprocal sibling" of this cultivar. Reciprocal siblings occur when the same two plants are used for two different crosses. In one, Hosta A is used as the pod parent and Hosta B is the pollen parent. In the second cross, A is the pollen parent and B is the pod parent. The parents of both cultivars are two unnamed seedlings originated by Chet and Cynthia Tompkins in their breeding program.