This hybrid of two seedlings RD-BS-1 x RD-BSS-3 was registered by Jerry Hadrava of Iowa in 1999. The large size plant grows to about 21 inches in height with a spread of around 45 inches. It has heavily corrugated, bright gold foliage which is broadly ovate and has thick substance. Near white flowers bloom from late June into July.

Named in honor of fellow hybridizer, Robert Hackbarth of The Hosta Leaf in Colesburg, Iowa