No. Originator/Registrant Cultivars State/Country - - - - - - - - - - - - - About the Originator - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 4 South Korea   2 Adams, Joy 4 Iowa   3 Anderson, Chuck 4 New Hampshire Chuck and Sue Anderson are the owner/operators of Mason Hollow Nursery in New Hampshire. 4 Anderson, Marlys 4 Iowa Marlys (1950-2014) was a past President of the Russ O’Harra Hosta Society and served as Advertising Director for The American Hosta Society. 5 Anderson, Sue 4 New Hampshire Sue Anderson is co-owner/operator of Mason Hollow Nursery in New Hampshi. She has written articles for The Hosta Journ. 6 Arnold, Beth 4 Illinois   7 Bendig, Matt 4 Wisconsin   8 Black, Gwen 4 England Dr Gwen Black is a hosta hybridizer from England whose articles appear regularly in the journal of the British Hosta and Hemerocallis Society and The Hosta Journal of The American Hosta Society. 9 Bloom, Alan 4 England Alan Bloom (1906-2005) is credited with popularizing the concept of island beds instead of formal borders in the landscape. His Dell Garden at Bressingham Hl is adjacent to his Blooms of Bressingham nursery in Diss, Norfolk, England. 10 DaPra, Sarah 4 Michigan   11 Donahue, Thomas 4 Massachusetts   12 Draper, Glen 4 Utah Glenn Draper (1946 -2003) was an elementary school teacher and owner of the Rocky Mountain Hosta Company in Utah. Glenn is the only hosta originator from Utah in our database. 13 Elchuk, Kevin 4 Canada Kevin and Olga Elchuk own the Giboshihill Hostas nursery in Ontario, Canada. 14 Elchuk, Olga 4 Canada Kevin and Olga Elchuk own the Giboshihill Hostas nursery in Ontario, Canada. 15 Epstein, Harold 4 New York Harold Epstein (1903-1997) was a founder and former President of the Hortus Club of New York. Harold was also President of the American Rock Garden Society, the Greater New York Orchid Society and the Northeast Region of the American Rhododendron Society. 16 Geske, Bob 4 Wisconsin Geske Gardens in Wisconsin 17 Goodman, Jack 4 New Jersey   18 Heinz, David 4 Michigan   19 Henjum, Paul 4 Minnesota   20 Herold, Glenn 4 Illinois Glenn Herold is a retired horticulture professor from Illinois Central College. He is the former president of the Midwest Regional Hosta Society and the Central Illinois Hosta Society. 21 Hird, Bob 4 Iowa   22 Kirschenlohr, Andreas 4 Germany Andreas Kirschenlohr is the owner of Staudengärtnerei Kirschenlohr nursery in Speyer, Germany. 23 Klinkhamer, Luc 4 Netherlands Luc Klinkhamer is a noted plantsman who works for the CNB plant brokerage company in the Netherlands. 24 Klopping, Minnie 4 Nebraska Minnie Klopping was an early hosta hybridizer from Minnesota. She is probably most known for originating the cultivar H. ‘Francee’ in the 1970s. 25 Kosasa 4 Japan   26 Lantis, Clarence 4 Delaware Clarence “Beets” Lantis was a good friend of hosta legend, Alex Summers and was active in The American Hosta Society during its formative years. 27 Li, Haitao 4 China   28 Lichacz, Susan 4 Michigan   29 Lydon, Patrick 4 Illinois   30 Martin, Bud 4 Georgia   31 Milbradt, Marc 4 Minnesota   32 Mitchell, Bill 4 Pennsylvania   33 Montreal Botanical Garden 4 Canada   34 Muroya, Kimio 4 Japan   35 Oudolf, Piet 4 Netherlands Piet Oudolf (b. 1944) is a Dutch garden designer, nurseryman and author. He has been influential in the “New Perennial” movemnt of landscape design. 36 Pether, Glen 4 England   37 Pinterics, Michael 4 Wisconsin   38 Pollock, Ali 4 Delaware   39 Santa Lucia, Vic 4 North Carolina Vic Santa Lucia was President of The American Hosta Society from 1989 to 1992. A retired school teacher from New York, he moved to North Carolina in the early 1990s and formed a partnership with Van Sellers in Iron Gate Gardens. 40 Sully, Marcia 4 New York Marcia Sully is a retired teacher who is a member of the Western New York Hosta Society. She is on the Great Lakes Region Four board of directors and works on the annual Hosta College in Piqua, Ohio. Marcia is also one of the editors of the Online Journal of The American Hosta Society. 41 Suzuki, Kichigoro 4 Japan Kichigoro Suzuki is a plant collector and hybridizer from Japan. In 1957, he published a book titled, Insectivorous Plants. 42 Terra Nova Nurseries 4 Oregon   43 Thompson, Criss 4 Virginia Criss Thompson was owners of CR Hosta and Daylilies in Virginia. 44 Thompson, Rick 4 Virginia Rick (c1951-1996) and Criss Thompson were owners of CR Hosta and Daylilies in Virginia. They introduced H. ‘Guardian Angel’ and the 2005 Hosta of the Year H. ‘Striptease’. 45 Tomashek, Cindy 4 Minnesota   46 Vaillancourt, Caryl 4 Canada Caryl Vaillancourt is a hosta enthusiast and hybridizer from Canada who is a member of the Ontario Hosta Society. 47 Van Erven, Dirk 4 Netherlands   48 Visser, Cees 4 Netherlands Cees Visser is a hosta hybridizer in The Netherlands and is a member of the Dutch Hosta Society. 49 Wallace 4 Unknown   50 Wilson, Audra 4 Iowa Audra Wilson has served as president of the Russ O’Harra Hosta Society and maintains a hosta garden that includes early introductions from such noted hybridizers as Herb Benedict, Russ O’Harra, Bob Kuk, Van Wade, Gunther Stark and others. 51 Barger, Anna 3 Canada   52 Barger, Bill 3 Canada   53 Barrett, Rosemary 3 New Zealand   54 Beuchert, Marianne 3 Germany Marianne Beuchert (1924-2007) was a florist, gardener and writer from Frankfurt, Germany. She was active with the Palmengarten in her home town. 55 Bond, John 3 England John Bond (1934-2002) was the Head Gardener at Savill Gardens near London, England. To the hosta world, he is best known for his introduction of the classic cultivar H. 'Great Expectations'. 56 Borsch, Wm 3 Oregon William Borsch (1859-1938) and his son, Fred, owned the William Borsch & Son nursery in Multnomah, Oregon until 1945. His was one of the first nurseries to offer hostas in the 1920s and 30s. 57 Briggs Nursery-WA 3 Washington Nursery in Olympia, Washington established in 1912. 58 Chatto, Beth 3 England Beth Chatto (1923-2018) was a renowned gardener, writer and plants- woman from England. 59 Couture, Lee 3 Maine   60 Crabb, Scott 3 Indiana   61 Dammen, Mike 3 Minnesota Owner of Hosta-Store.com in Minnesota 62 Dreessen, Jack 3 Iowa   63 Eason, Alan 3 England Alan Eason became the manager of the Hadspen Nursery in England after the departure of Eric Smith in the 1980s. 64 Foster, Eugene 3 New York Eugene S. Foster was primarily a reknowned daylily hybridizer from New York. 65 Fox, G. 3 Indiana   66 Geske, Justin 3 Wisconsin Geske Gardens in Wisconsin 67 Goffery, James 3 New York   68 Gossett, Gary 3 Oregon   69 Harstad, Carolyn 3 Indiana Carolyn Harstad (1936-2018) was a co-founder of the Indianapolis Hosta Society and the Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society. She was the author of 3 books on the use of native plants. 70 Hofer, Linda 3 Ohio Antioch Farms in Ohio 71 Hoks, Harry 3 Minnesota   72 Hottovy, Les 3 Oregon   73 Hottovy, Steve 3 Oregon Beyond Green LLC in Oregon 74 Jernigan, Bettie 3 North Carolina Jernigan Gardens in North Carolina 75 Jury, Felix 3 New Zealand   76 Kinchen, Roger 3 New Hampshire   77 King, Jim 3 Washington   78 Klapwijk, Pieter 3 Canada   79 Laico, Michael 3 South Carolina   80 Landis, Henry 3 Canada   81 Lasek, Robert 3 Canada   82 Lauman 3 Unknown   83 Lehman, Dick 3 Minnesota Edgar “Dick” Lehman established Lehman Gardens nursery in 1931 in Fairbault, Minneso and operateit until 1972. 84 Leydens, Theo 3 Netherlands   85 Markland, Sandie 3 North Carolina   86 McBurney, Jim 3 Iowa   87 McBurney, Lois 3 Iowa   88 Megos, Stan 3 Connecticut   89 Mondt, Manfred 3 Ohio   90 Monrovia Nursery 3 California   91 Mullin, Joy 3 Iowa   92 Mussel, Hermann 3 Germany Hermann Mȕssel (1926-2010) was the Tech Director of the Sichtungsgarten Weihenstephan (Sightseeing Garden) in Germany until his retirement in 1991. 93 Myers, Gary 3 Wisconsin   94 NEO Plants Ltd 3 England   95 Onoda 3 Japan   96 Owens, Jean 3 Illinois   97 Owens, William 3 Illinois   98 Ragland, Butch 3 Indiana   99 Ramsey, Reldon 3 Iowa Reldon Ramsey of Iowa is the Editor of Hosta Horizons , the newsletter of the Russ O’Harra Hosta Society. 100 Rocknell Nursery 3 Ohio   101 Rossing, Richard 3 Minnesota   102 Schimana, Walter 3 Germany Walter Schimana owned a perennial nursery and landscaping company in Deiningen, Germany. 103 Skrocki, Ed 3 Ohio   104 Springer, Judy 3 Virginia   105 Ternes, Nick 3 Wisconsin   106 Thiemann, Olga 3 Ohio   107 Thompson, Steve 3 Indiana Thornhaven Nursery in Indiana 108 Tisch, Roland 3 Michigan   109 Van Hoorn, James 3 Illinois   110 Wade, Shirley 3 Ohio   111 White, Dave 3 Illinois   112 Wickenden, Michael 3 England   113 Willetts, Jesse 3 Ohio   114 Woodford, R. 3 Michigan   115 Abe, Hiroshi 2 Japan He is a noted plant explorer and plantsman in his native Japan. Mr. Abe is the author of a book whos English title would be Enjoyment of the Cultivation of Variegated Hostas. 116 Addison, Carlon 2 Ohio   117 Ahrens, Thomas 2 Germany   118 Applegate, Charles 2 Ohio   119 Bailey, Crickett 2 Vermont   120 Beaulier, P.J. 2 New Hampshire Owner of New Hampshire Hostas nursery. 121 Belk, Al 2 Unknown Sold hostas on eBay. 122 Bennett, Gerry 2 Massachusetts   123 Berbee, Leo 2 Netherlands   124 Berios, Tracy 2 Iowa   125 Black, Paul 2 Oregon From Sebright Gardens in Salem, Oregon. 126 Blue Jean Farms 2 Ohio Nursery in Warren, Ohio. 127 Boak, Tim 2 Ohio   128 Briggs Nursery-MA 2 Massachusetts Multiple generation business in North Attleboro, Massachusetts. 129 Brodeur, Ernie 2 Massachusetts Ernest J. “Ernie” Brodeur (1927-2003) worked at Fairmount Garden in Lowell Massachusetts for nationally known iris, daylily and hosta hybridizer, Elizabeth Nesmith. 130 Bronson, Gary 2 Ohio   131 Busse, Ainee 2 Minnesota Busse Gardens in Minnesota 132 Calderara, Carl 2 Rhode Island   133 Caprice Farm Nursery 2 Oregon Nursery in Sherwood, Oregon. 134 Centerton Nursery 2 New Jersey Wholesale plant nursery in Upper Deerfield Township, New Jersey 135 Christensen, John 2 New Jersey   136 Cooley, Violet 2 Arkansas Violet Cooley (1917-2008) was an early hosta hybridizer who introduced two of the first three hostas to be registered with The American Hosta Society. 137 Cory, Robert 2 Ohio Owner of Cory's Wildflower Gardens in Chillicothe, Ohio. 138 Craig, Jack 2 Japan James “Jack” Craig introduced the classic cultivar H. ‘Ginko Craig’ which he purchased in Japan in the 1970s. It is named for his wife, Ginko but the name is often misspelled since people assume it is named for the maidenhair tree, Ginkgo biloba. 139 Cumpson, J. Bruce 2 Canada Bruce Cumpson owns Olde Towne Gardens in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada. 140 Danik, Robert 2 Pennsylvania   141 Daughenbaugh, Walt 2 Pennsylvania   142 Dautzenberg, Marie-José 2 Netherlands   143 Dautzenberg, Theo 2 Netherlands   144 Dawber, Robert 2 New Zealand   145 Dove, Bill 2 Indiana   146 Dove, Wanda 2 Indiana   147 Ellerbroek, Paul 2 Iowa Paul Ellerbroek (1933-1978) was an early hosta enthusiast from Iowa. 148 Ellison, Bob 2 Illinois   149 Engel, Karen 2 Washington   150 Engler, Adolf 2 Germany German botanist Adolf Engler (1844–1930) 151 Erikson, Pam 2 Canada Erikson's Daylily Garden British Columbia, Canada 152 Franks, Richard 2 North Carolina   153 Gardenview Horticultural Park 2 Ohio Established by Henry Ross in the late 1940s and opened to the public in 1961. 154 Geers, Jeanie 2 Iowa Dry Creek Hostas in Iowa 155 Geers, Jerry 2 Iowa Dry Creek Hostas in Iowa 156 Giese, K. 2 Wisconsin   157 Goad, Tom 2 Ohio   158 Grounds, Roger 2 England   159 Harle, Dennis 2 Wisconsin   160 Harris, Ken 2 Illinois   161 Harris, Robert 2 Georgia   162 Haskell, Allen 2 Massachusetts   163 Heinz, Jim 2 Iowa   164 Herman, Robert 2 Connecticut   165 Hermens, Pieter 2 Netherlands   166 Herzog, Don 2 California   167 Holland (unknown) 2 Unknown   168 Holland, Cornelia 2 Tennessee She donated her 800 hosta collection to Tranquility - The Cornelia B. Holland Hosta Garden at the University of Tennessee Knoxville campus. 169 Honda 2 Japan   170 Hoover, Walt 2 Wisconsin   171 Horinaka 2 Japan   172 Hyslop, Jay 2 Oregon Jay Hyslop was part owner of Walden West Nursery in Scotts Mills, Oregon and became proprietor after the death of owner Dr. Charles Purtymun in 2007. 173 Ichie, Toyokazu 2 Japan   174 Indianapolis Hosta Society 2 Indiana   175 Innis Metro Gardens 2 Ohio Part of the Central Ohio Park System near Cleveland. 176 Johns, Eddie 2 New Zealand   177 Johnson, Ross 2 Minnesota   178 Karbula, Steve 2 Ohio   179 Kato, Kiyoshi 2 Japan   180 Kiehne, Myrtle 2 Minnesota Myrtle E. Kiehne (1898-1992) of Douglas County, Minnesota was one of the very early hosta hybridizers. 181 Knechtel, Ken 2 Canada Rainforest Gardens in Canada 182 Koza, Carole 2 New York   183 Kridler, Barrie 2 Ohio   184 Kuntz, J. 2 Illinois   185 Langdon, Olive Bailey 2 Alabama Olive Bailey Langdon (1927-2007) was one of the first women lawyers from Alabama. She was President of the Birmingham Daylily Society and of the Birmingham Area Iris Society. Olive was the fourth President of The American Hosta Society serving between 1985 and 1989 and was the recipient of the Alex J. Summers Distinguished Merit Award in 1991. 186 Lehrer, Jonathon 2 Connecticut   187 Lehtola, Paula 2 Massachusetts Paula Lehtola from Massachusetts is the Vice President Awards and Honors for The American Hosta Society. She is a past President of the New England Hoa Society. 188 Lighty, Richard 2 Pennsylvania   189 Lisik, Philip 2 Michigan   190 Lockwood, Mikky 2 Georgia   191 Lunsford, Ernest Jr. 2 Georgia   192 Lynch, P. 2 Maryland   193 McElwee, Molly 2 New York   194 Merritt, Richard 2 New Hampshire New Hampshire Hostas in New Hampshire 195 Meyer, Gerry 2 Minnesota Gerry and Jean Meyer own Turkey Run Hosta and are active members of the Shades of Green Hosta Society of Southeast Minnesota. 196 Meyer, Jean 2 Minnesota Gerry and Jean Meyer own Turkey Run Hosta and are active members of the Shades of Green Hosta Society of Southeast Minnesota. 197 Meyer, Roxanne 2 Iowa   198 Meyer, Terry 2 Wisconsin   199 Moore, Ernest 2 Georgia   200 Morzajew, Barbara 2 Wisconsin   201 Mulzer, Mark 2 Wisconsin   202 Northern Illinois Hosta Society 2 Illinois   203 Pierson, Robert 2 Illinois   204 Pinder, Jeff 2 England Hutton Hostas in England 205 Plemmons, Chuck 2 South Carolina   206 Potts, C. 2 England   207 Poulsgaard, Preben 2 Denmark   208 Pratt, Mary 2 Illinois   209 Proctor, Richard 2 England   210 Proctor, Sue 2 England   211 Rassmann 2 Unknown   212 Reinermann, Werner 2 Netherlands   213 Ritchey, Allen 2 Wisconsin   214 Roberts, Mark 2 England Mark Roberts of Stafford Lake Nursery in England was the recipient of the Newbold Hosta Vase award from the British Hosta and Hemerocallis Society for his cultivar H. ‘Niki Mouse’. 215 Roozekrans, Andi 2 Washington   216 Sataka, Toshihiko 2 Japan   217 Schaeffer, Robert 2 Delaware   218 Schenk, George 2 Ohio   219 Schmidt, Jon 2 New York   220 Scroggy, Ian 2 Northern Ireland Ian Scroggy operates the Bali-Hai Nursery in Northern Ireland. 221 Seale, Rob 2 Ohio   222 Seitz, Traci 2 Iowa Granny T's Gardens in Iowa 223 Sekini 2 Japan   224 Shady Characters Nursery 2 South Carolina   225 Shrage, Steven 2 Unknown   226 Shugart, Janet 2 Nebraska   227 Skylands Nursery 2 New Jersey   228 Smead, John J. 2 New York Quest Creek in New York 229 Smetana, Don 2 Washington   230 Smith, Scott 2 Georgia   231 Soucek, Jon 2 Ohio Jon Soucek (1949-2013) and his daughter, Rachel started hybridizing hostas in the early 1990s in Ohio. Jon was a founding member and President of the North Coast Hosta Society of Ohio. He was a certified judge at hosta shows and a past President of the Great Lakes Region of The American HostSociety. 232 South Africa 2 South Africa   233 Springarn, Eleanor 2 New York   234 Starker, Carl 2 Oregon Charles “Carl” Starker (1892-1988) owned the Carl Starker Floral Shop in Jennings Lodge, Oregon until his retirement in 1981. 235 Starr, R. 2 New York   236 Sunny Border Nursery 2 Connecticut   237 Takashima 2 Japan   238 Tempel, Arlie 2 Missouri Arlie Tempel is a co-founder and past President of the St Louis Hosta Society. 239 Teslow, Richard 2 Illinois   240 Tiffany, Barbara 2 Pennsylvania   241 Timm, Phil 2 Wisconsin   242 Torvinen, Andy 2 Michigan   243 Umezawa, Senkichi 2 Japan   244 Van Vliet, Arie 2 Netherlands Arie van Vliet owner of De Heren C. Klijn en Co. in the Netherlands and hosta hybridizer who was the founder of the Dutch Hosta Society in 1989. 245 Verkade, John 2 New Jersey   246 Vilmorin et Andrieux 2 Canada Vilmorin-Andrieux et Cie is a French nursery located in Paris and was founded in 1743. 247 Vogel 2 Unknown   248 Wagner, Wally 2 Oregon   249 Walker, O. 2 England   250 Watanabe, Kazuyuki 2 Japan   251 Werner, Klaus 2 Germany   252 Williams, Andrew 2 New Hampshire   253 Williams, Ron 2 Wisconsin House of Hostas in Wisconsin 254 Wittebol, J. 2 Belgium   255 Wittebol, R. 2 Belgium   256 Yinger, Barry 2 Pennsylvania Plant explorer who discovered the species H. yingeri and former owner of Asiatica Nursery in Pennsylvania 257 Zidonis, Rita 2 Ohio   258 Zidonis, Wayne 2 Ohio   259 Zumach, Hank 2 Wisconsin   260 Zwagerman, Mary 2 Michigan
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