This sport of H. 'Geisha' was registered in 1998 by Patricia Scolnik of Breeze Hill Plant Lab in North Carolina. It forms a small size mound with very wavy, curled and twisted foliage.

According to The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis (2009), "This plant is actually a sport of 'Ani Machi' which has been marketed as 'Geisha' in the U.S. Its best usage may be as a container plant because of its relatively slow growth rate."

The Book of Little Hostas by Kathy and Michael Shadrack (2010) says: "Very twisted and curled...slow-growing...Difficult but worth the effort. It needs to be planted in dappled shade in a pot where it will get special care and the unusual foliage can be appreciated."

An article in The Hosta Journal, Vol. 40 No. 1 -  2009, stated that this cultivar was "...named for the former home and nursery of British hosta authority Diana Grenfell..."