Originated by Jocelyne Bastille of Aux Mille Hostas in Canada, this non-registered cultivar is a hybrid of H. 'Sieboldiana'. It is a giant size hosta with wavy, blue-green foliage. The flowers are white/pink in color and are bell shaped with very thick bracts on the scapes.

The cultivar was named for renowned hostaphiles the late Van and his wife, Shirley Wade of Wade and Gatton Nursery in Ohio.