In 1994, Eldren Minks of Minnesota introduced this non-registered cultivar with H. 'Blue Diamond' in its "background".

According to The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis (2009), "...rare, have never seen in a collection or garden; scarce availability."

(The specimen shown above was photographed at Wade and Gatton Nursery (Closed 2019) of Ohio in Ohio in 2010 - Mr PGC.)

A catalog advertisement from Fairway Enterprises (Eldren and Nancy Minks) in Minnesota in The Hosta Journal (1994 Vol. 25 No. 1) offered the following hostas (among others): 'Banana Flip' - $100.00, 'Candle Glow' - $100.00, 'Coventry' - $100.00, 'Formal Attire' - $100.00, 'Holiday White' - $100.00, 'Mesa Fringe' - $100.00, 'Nancy Minks' - $150.00, 'Prince Albert' - $100.00, and 'Royal Highness' - $100.00.