Originated by Tony Avent of Plant Delights Nursery in North Carolina, this non-registered cultivar is a seedling of H. 'Blue Mouse Ears' × an unnamed cultivar which was a dark purple petioled form of H. longipes. It is a miniature size hosta about 5 inches tall by 15 inches wide. The dark green foliage has very thick texture and "merlot" red petioles. Pale lavender flowers in clusters bloom in June on dark purple scapes.