According to The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis (2009), "...listed as being registered in 1976 by Paul Aden of New York.. .This cultivar never existed...the description of 'Golden Ruffles' is nearly identical to the similar-sounding 'Golden Waffles', including the same mound, leaf, and scape measurements."
 

According to Schmid (1991), this is a hybrid of H. 'Aden No. 381' × H. 'Aden No. 388'.