Van Wade and his wife, Shirley, own and operate Wade and Gatton Nurseries in Bellville, Ohio. They have extensive and beautiful display gardens with hundreds of hostas organized by originator.

Van and Shirley have been very active in the American Hosta Society for decades and he has introduced many new cultivars over the years.
 
GenusSpeciesCultivarOriginatorYearVariegationGreen LeafBlue LeafYellow LeafPlant Size
Hosta 'Algonquin'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'American Aurora Polaris'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'American Blue Guardian'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'American Blue Hearts'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'American Choice'Wade, Van2007MarginalMedium Green  Medium
Hosta 'American Dream'Wade, Van1999MarginalLight Green  Medium
Hosta 'American Eagle'Wade, Van1999Marginal Medium Blue Green Large
Hosta 'American Glory Be'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'American Halo'Wade, Van1999Marginal Medium Blue Green Large
Hosta 'American Masterpiece'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'American Misty'Wade, Van2005Medial Intensely Blue Green Large
Hosta 'American Mohican Forest'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'American Mohican Halo'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'American Mom No.2'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'American Monster'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'American Prayers'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'American Ruffled Heart'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'April in Paris'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Arapaho'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Chief Sitting Bull'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Chief Thundercloud'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Chief White Cloud'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Clear Fork River Valley'Wade, Van2007  Intensely Blue Green Large
Hosta 'Creek'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Gemini Moon'Wade, VanNRMarginal Medium Blue Green Large
Hosta 'Gold Dorothy of Richland'Wade, Van & Shirley & Benedict, Herb & Dorothy1995   YellowLarge
Hosta 'Gold in May'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Great Spirit'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Green Ice'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Green Moon'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Independence Day'Wade, Van1998MarginalMedium Green  Giant
Hosta 'Jelloway'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Jennifer'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Kikapoo'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Krinkle Cup'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Lenape'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Linda Sue'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Lodestar'Wade, Van & Shirley1999MarginalLight Green  Giant
Hosta 'Maui Buttercups with Green Edge'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Medicine Man'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Menominee'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Merle'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Mountain Man'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Muppet'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'My Heart'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Navajo'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Nezperce'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Nirajunah'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Old Rough House'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Omaha'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Oreana'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Paiute'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Paleface'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Patagonian'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Pocohantas'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Pottawatomi'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Pretty Peggy'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Puckered Cup'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Richland Gold'Wade, Van1987   YellowMedium
Hosta 'Richland Gold's Moonlight'Wade, Van1999MarginalLight Green  Medium
Hosta 'Richland Surprise'Wade, Van1999MarginalDark Green  Medium
Hosta 'Seminoles'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Shawnee Gold'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Shirley'Wade, Van1998Marginal  YellowMedium
Hosta 'Sioux'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Stefan Edward'Wade, Van1998  Medium Blue Green Medium
Hosta 'Tasce'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Terra Marie'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Tuscarora'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Tyendinaga'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Undulata Wade 102'Wade, Van1984MedialMedium Green  Medium
Hosta 'Van's Baby'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Van's Big Lunker'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Venessa'Wade, Van      
Hosta 'Wyandot'Wade, Van      
 

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