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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.

Indicates cultivars or species which acted as Pod Parent, Pollen Parent, Sport Parent or are in the Genetic Background of 1 or more progeny. Most include extra pages which divide the large data sets into smaller, more easily analyzed listings. - View the list of ALL parent hostas only.

Note:

This list includes hostas in our database and may not include ALL hostas that might fit this category.

  1. '00 Buckshot'
  2. '0 2 Hero'
  3. '0 Sum Game'
  4. 'Za Za Zoom'
  5. 'Zachary Taylor'
  6. 'Zager Blue'
  7. 'Zager Blue Leaf'
  8. 'Zager Frances Williams'
  9. 'Zager Giant Puckered'
  10. 'Zager Glauca Variegata'
  11. 'Zager Green'
  12. 'Zager Green Edge'
  13. 'Zager Green Giant'
  14. 'Zager Green Leaf'
  15. 'Zager Green Rim'
  16. 'Zager Green Sieboldiana'
  17. 'Zager Mini Albo-lancifolia'
  18. 'Zager Minor Alba'
  19. 'Zager Puckered'
  20. 'Zager Undulata'
  21. 'Zager's Fortunei Blue'
  22. 'Zager's Giant'
  23. 'Zager's Giant Sieboldiana'
  24. 'Zager's Green Leaf'
  25. 'Zager's Minor Alba'
  26. 'Zager's Pride'
  27. 'Zager's Sieboldiana Gigantea'
  1. 'Zip Drive'
  2. 'Zipper'
  3. 'Zippin Pippin'
  4. 'Zippity Do Dah'
  5. 'Zippy Zepps'
  6. 'Zircon'
  7. 'Zita'
  8. 'Zitronenfalter'
  9. 'Zodiac'
  10. 'Zoe's Zesty Zephyr'
  11. 'Zonda'
  12. 'Zoomie'
  13. 'Zoot Suit'
  14. 'Zoroaster'
  15. 'Zorro'
  16. 'Zounds'
  17. 'Zowie'
  18. 'Zucchini Fries'
  19. 'Zulu'
  20. 'Zuni'
  21. 'Zuzu's Petals'
  22. 'Zwutschgerl'
  23. 'Zydeco'
  24. 'Zydeco Green Mist'
  25. 'Zypunic Finale'
  26. 'ZZ'
  27. 'ZZZZ A Sleeping Beauty'


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