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New hostas come about as the result of asexual changes in the genetics of a plant called sports or through sexual reproduction (seeds) involving human manipulation (hyrbridizing) or through random action of bees in the garden. Either way, the resulting plants share the DNA and physical traits of the parent plants which can be of interest to Hostaphiles. These plants are the ancestors or "Background" hostas for each cultivar.

Listed on these index pages are the over 15,000 hosta names in the Hosta Helper Database. For each of the names, we have tried to gather information on 10 categories related to a particular cultivar or species. These include its use as a pod parent, pollen parent or sport parent. The genetic background of the plant is included where known. Plants that are considered the "Same As" or are similar looking or which have similar sounding names have been added. Siblings which came from the same hybridizing cross or from a single batch of tissue culture sports are noted.

Also included may be certain "type" plants. For instance, many hostas are said to be Tardiana-like or a H. 'Sieboldiana' -type although their precise genetic background is not known.           [Site Map]

  1. "1928 #7 W.E."
  2. "1928 #11 W.E."
  3. '1999'
  4. 'Nadine'
  5. 'Nagaba'
  6. 'Nagaba Mizu'
  7. 'Nagaba Musashino'
  8. 'Nagaeto'
  9. 'Nagare'
  10. 'Nagasaki Gibōshi'
  11. 'Nagasu'
  12. 'Nakafu', H. cathayana
  13. 'Nakafu Kiyosumi'
  14. 'Nakafu', H. kiyosumiensis
  15. 'Nakafu', H. longissima longifolia
  16. 'Nakafu Nagaba Mizu'
  17. 'Nakafu Tokudama'
  18. 'Nakafu Tsugaru Komachi'
  19. 'Nakafubusen'
  20. 'Nakai', H. clausa
  21. 'Nakai', H rectifolia
  22. H. nakaiana
  23. H. nakaiana minor
  24. 'Nakaimo'
  25. 'Nakatsu'
  26. 'Naked Lady'
  27. 'Nakota'
  28. 'Nambu Musou'
  29. 'Nameoki'
  30. 'Nameru Gibōshi'
  31. 'Namichidori' (Japan)
  32. 'Namichidori' (Unknown)
  33. 'Nanc'
  34. 'Nanci'
  35. 'Nancy'
  36. 'Nancy Gill'
  37. 'Nancy Krul'
  38. 'Nancy Lindsay'
  39. 'Nancy Minks'
  40. 'Nancy Minks Streaked'
  41. 'Nancy Minks Supreme'
  42. 'Nancy National Hero'
  43. 'Nangoku'
  44. 'Nankai'
  45. 'Nankai Gibōshi'
  46. 'Nano'
  47. 'Nantucket'
  48. 'Naomi'
  49. 'Napoleon'
  50. 'Naseweiss'
  51. 'Nashty Business'
  52. 'Nasu Nishiki'
  53. 'Nasu-no-haru'
  54. 'Nasu-no-homare'
  55. 'Natalie'
  56. 'Nate the Great'
  57. 'Nathan Hale'
  58. 'Nathan's Nirvana'
  59. 'Nathan's Gift'
  60. 'Nathan's Legacy'
  61. 'National Arboretum'
  62. 'National Forest'
  63. 'National Treasure'
  64. 'National Velvet'
  65. 'Natural Bridge'
  66. 'Nature Green'
  67. 'Nature's Watercolor'
  68. 'Naugoku Hort'
  69. 'Naughty Niece'
  70. 'Navajo'
  71. 'Navy Seal'
  72. 'Near Miss'
  73. 'Neat and Tidy'
  74. 'Neat Splash'
  75. 'Neat Splash Fleck'
  76. 'Neat Splash Rim'
  77. 'Ned'
  78. 'Needham Yellow'
  79. 'Needle Point'
  80. 'Needlepoint'

 

  1. 'Needle's Eye'
  2. 'Neelix'
  3. 'Neeta'
  4. 'Nefertiti'
  5. 'Nellie Grey'
  6. 'Nello and Patrasche'
  7. 'Nemesis'
  8. 'Neon Glory'
  9. 'Neptune'
  10. 'Neptune Blue'
  11. 'Neptune's Chariot'
  12. 'Nesmith Giant'
  13. 'Netta Statham'
  14. 'Netzwerk'
  15. 'Neulpureum1'
  16. 'Neutrino'
  17. 'Neutron Star'
  18. 'Nevermore'
  19. 'New Day'
  20. 'New Gold Dream'
  21. 'New Kid on the Block'
  22. 'New Moon' (Lydell)
  23. 'New Moon' (Simpers)
  24. 'New Tradition'
  25. 'New Wave'
  26. 'New Zealand Nugget'
  27. 'Newberry Gold'
  28. 'Newborn'
  29. 'Nezperce'
  30. 'Ngaire Dawn'
  31. 'Niagara Falls'
  32. 'Niagara on the Lake'
  33. 'Nicholas James'
  34. 'Nick Balash'
  35. 'Nickelodeon'
  36. 'Nicki Sue Axmear'
  37. 'Nicola'
  38. 'Nicole'
  39. 'Nifty Fifty'
  40. 'Nigel Dark'
  41. 'Night and Day'
  42. 'Night at the Opera'
  43. 'Night before Christmas'
  44. 'Night Flight'
  45. 'Night Music'
  46. 'Night Owl'
  47. 'Night Rhythms'
  48. 'Night Shades'
  49. 'Night Shift'
  50. 'Night Skye'
  51. 'Night Train'
  52. 'Nightcrawler'
  53. 'Nightfall'
  54. 'Nightlife'
  55. 'Nikazaki', H. longissima
  56. 'Nikazaki Mizu'
  57. 'Nike'
  58. 'Niki Mouse'
  59. 'Nikitude'
  60. 'Nikkma'
  61. 'Nikko'
  62. 'Nikkou'
  63. 'Niko'
  64. H. nigrescens
  65. 'Nina Ricci'
  66. 'Nina Smiles'
  67. 'Nine Nine Nine'
  68. 'Nine O'Clock'
  69. 'Ninkasi'
  70. 'Niodogawa Sudare'
  71. 'Nioi-no-Mai'
  72. 'Nippers'
  73. 'Nirajunah'
  74. 'Nirvana'
  75. 'Nishi Neko'
  76. 'Nishiki Akikaze'
  77. 'Nishiki Giboshi'
  78. 'Nishikigawa'
  79. 'No Frills'
  80. 'No Slug Yellow'
  1. 'No Use Crying'
  2. 'Noah's Ark'
  3. 'Noah's Rainbow'
  4. 'Nobility'
  5. 'Noble Eagle'
  6. 'Noble Nirvana'
  7. 'Noble One'
  8. 'Noel'
  9. 'Nokogiriyama'
  10. 'Nokon-no-Yuki'
  11. 'None Lovelier'
  12. 'Nonsense'
  13. 'Nonsuch'
  14. 'Nooks and Crannies'
  15. 'Nooner'
  16. 'Nordatlantik'
  17. 'Nordic Racer'
  18. 'Nor'easter'
  19. 'Norma'
  20. 'Norma Jeane's Evening Gown'
  21. 'Norma's Afternoon'
  22. 'North Atlantic'
  23. 'North Bay Nugget'
  24. 'North Hills'
  25. 'North Pacific High'
  26. 'North Point'
  27. 'North Star'
  28. 'North Wind'
  29. 'Northern Beauty'
  30. 'Northern Comet'
  31. 'Northern Exposure'
  32. 'Northern Halo' (Walters Gardens)
  33.  NORTHERN HALO
  34. 'Northern Halo' (Puckered Form)
  35. 'Northern Halo' (Wade #2 Form)
  36. 'Northern Hemisphere'
  37. 'Northern Heritage'
  38. 'Northern Iowa Wrestling'
  39. 'Northern Lights'
  40.  NORTHERN LIGHTS
  41. 'Northern Mist'
  42.  NORTHERN MIST
  43. 'Northern Mist Grey'
  44. 'Northern Mystery'
  45. 'Northern Star'
  46. 'Northern Sunray'
  47.  NORTHERN SUNRAY
  48. 'Northern Touch'
  49. 'Northernair Birdbath Blue'
  50. 'Northernair Bluetilda'
  51. 'Northernair Olive Oyl'
  52. 'Northernair on Point'
  53. 'Northernair Waves of Gold'
  54. 'Northland Queen'
  55. 'Northwest Textures'
  56. 'Northwind'
  57. 'Norwalk Chartreuse'
  58. 'Norwalk Thunder'
  59. 'Not So'
  60. 'Nothin but Blue Skies'
  61. 'Nothing but Sweetness'
  62. 'Notice Me'
  63. 'Nougat'
  64. 'Nouzang'
  65. 'Now'
  66. 'Now and Then'
  67. 'Nu Star'
  68. 'Nuestra Señora de Atocha'
  69. 'Nuggles'
  70. 'Nuked'
  71. 'Nuki Girl'
  72. 'Number One'
  73. 'Number 9'
  74. 'Number Nine'
  75. H. numor hakujima
  76. 'Nutty Husband'
  77. 'Nutty Professor'
  78. 'Nyikos'
  79. 'Nymph'
  80. 'NYPD Blue'


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