Mark Zilis discovered it at Q&Z Nursery so I'm guessing it is a TC sport of yingeri. It was registered in 2009.
Some descriptions mention it as a "small" plant 9" inches tall and 30" wide. Spider type flowers show late in the season - August and September. It has very thick leaves "with subtle, but striking variegation".
From my pictures you can see the white margin can streak into the center. The color can vary a lot depending on the amount of sun - from dark green in shade to almost yellow in sun. I just got another H. yingeri in with leaves 3" by 5" so I would expect Gentle Spirit could come close to that leaf size if it were happy. (We all want happy hosta.)
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Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ Mockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.
I was talked into buying GS by a nursery employee when choosing hostas for a new bed. This picture was taken a few weeks after I planted it. I'm hoping the planting scapes will look nicer next summer.
A potted Gentle Spirit I will be moving into the garden.
Gentle Spirit - June 27, 2015
Some of the others in this photo:
Hush Puppie small white margin on the top/left; Rubies and Ruffles bottom/center; 2 Gentle Spirits top/center; Foxfire Palm Sunday; Whatever big white margin on the right edge; and the small green to the right of FPS is tsushimensis P.U. stripe.
Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ Mockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.
Mockingbird feeding juvenile yellow raisons - never leave home without them.