This cultivar is part of the Tardiana-type hostas developed by Eric Smith in England in the 1960"s. It was registered in 1990 by Peter Ruh of Ohio as a cross  between H. 'Tardiflora' × H. 'Elegans'. This cultivar is part of the "Dorset Series" of hostas.

The plant forms a medium size (16 inches high) mound and has near white to pale lavender flowers from mid-August into September. Its foliage is slightly wavy and corrugated with thick substance.