This cultivar is a seedling of an H. 'Ginko Craig' F1 seedling and it was registered in 2003 by Steve Chamberlain of New York. It is a medium size hosta about 16 inches high by 40 inches wide with medium green foliage. Pale purple, spider shaped flowers bloom in August.

Mirkwood is a name used for two distinct fictional forests on the continent of Middle-earth in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium.