This is one of those cases where there are two hostas with the same name. One is registered and, therefore, the "official" version of H. 'Happiness' while the other is a non-registered plants and need to be renamed to avoid further confusion.

This Tardiana-type seedling was registered by the British Hosta and Hemerocallis Society (BHHS) in 1988 on behalf of English hybridizer, Eric Smith. It forms a medium size (18 inches high) mound of deep blue-green foliage. Pale lavender flowers bloom from late July into August on purple dotted scapes.

Hosta Helper will call this plant 'Happiness' (Eric Smith).

H. 'Happiness' is listed as the pod parent of the cultivar H. 'Mirth' by Nagao Matsubayashi of Japan. Mark Zilis notes that this 'Happiness' is not the one originated by Eric Smith.

Hosta Helper will call this plant 'Happiness' (Japan).