This cultivar is a hybrid of
Hosta venusta and H. 'Rock Master' that was
registered by
Paul Aden in 1982. It forms a miniature sized (5.5 inches high) mound of ovate shaped, slightly wavy foliage of smooth
texture. In August, it produces pale purple flowers on 12 inch
high scapes.
According to
The Hostapedia by
Mark Zilis
(2009), "Over the years, 'Shining Tot' has
proven to be a premier dwarf-sized hosta. It can be successfully
grown in troughs, as well as in the shaded rock garden.
Hybridizers have found it to be a superior breeding plant,
producing dwarf-sized seedlings with good substance. Overall, it
is much like
Hosta
pulchella in both foliage and flower."
