This cultivar was registered in 1990 by Eldren Minks of Fairway Enterprises in Minnesota as a hybrid of H. 'Carol' × H. 'Fortunei Aureomarginata'. It grows about 24 inches in height with a width of 57 inches. The leaves are dark green with a greenish yellow marginal variegation. They are slightly corrugated and of average substance. Pale lavender flowers bloom from late July into August.

According to The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis (2009), "Though registered as a hybrid, 'Crown Royalty' is more likely a sport out of 'Fortunei Aureomarginata'. It resembles the latter closely in every characteristic except margin color."