An open-pollinated seedling of H. 'Sieboldiana', this cultivar was originated by Leola Fraim of Brookwood Gardens in Massachusetts and registered on her behalf by Peter Ruh of Ohio in 1991. It forms a large size mound of blue-green foliage. The leaves are heavily corrugated. It bears clusters of white flowers in July.

According to The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis (2009), "...shares the characteristics typical of many H. 'Elegans' seedlings."