This non-registered cultivar of unidentified parentage was originated by Van Wade of Wade and Gatton Nursery (Closed 2019) of Ohio. The giant size hosta (29 inches high by 85 inches wide) with medium green colored, slightly corrugated foliage.

According to The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis (2009), "The Eel River Indians lived in northern Indiana and derived their name from a local river."