According
to
The Genus HOSTA by
W. George Schmid (1991), this
is a sport of H. 'Lancifolia' from
Peter Ruh of Ohio
around 1985. It is a small size hosta
(10 inches high by 14 inches wide) with lanceolate,
green foliage. Medium lavender flowers with purple
stripes bloom in August and do not set seed. It blooms 1
to 3 weeks later than the mother plant. According to
The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis (2009), This is a duplicate, incorrect or outdated name for H. 'Lancifolia'.
"Plant
is a later (1-3 weeks) blooming clone of H. 'Lancifolia'...not
H. 'Tardiflora'..."
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