| No. | Originator/Registrant | Cultivars | State/Country | - - - - - - - - - - - - - About the Originator - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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| Scheer, Alttara | 39 | Connecticut | Alttara Scheer from Connecticut has been interested in hostas since
childhood when she visited Paul Aden’s Garden of Eden in New York.She is a member of the
Fraternal Order of Seedy Fellows hybridizing group. |
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2
| Snyder, Ron | 39 | Minnesota | Ron, a retired dentist and pastor, owned Creative Gardens in Minnesota from 1984 to 2004. |
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3
| Schulte, Steve | 38 | Wisconsin | Steve Schulte and his wife, Linda, operated Foxfire Gadens in Marshfield, Wisconsin
until their retirement in 2009. |
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4
| Simpers, Lucille | 38 | Indiana | Lucille (1902-1990) was an early hosta pioneer and hybridizer from Indiana. |
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5
| Wilkins, Dr Jim | 38 | Michigan | Dr Jim Wilkins (1941-2019), a dermatologist in Michigan, got
involved with hostas in the 1980s after being introduced to Herb Benedict. Jim was a past
preside The American Hosta Society serving between 1998 and 2001. He was also
a past International Registrar for the Genus Hosta (succeeded by Kevin Walek) and was
the recipient of the Alex J. Summers Distinguished Merit Award in 2007. |
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6
| Silvers, Bill | 37 | Georgia | Bill Silvers is the owner of Silbers Elbert Nursery in Georgia. |
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7
| Hansen, Jan Hurup | 35 | Denmark | His introductions begin with the word "Hanjas" which, according to definitions.net is "...Chinese characters borrowed from Chinese and incorporated into the Korean language with Korean pronunciation." |
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8
| Petryszyn, Olga | 35 | Indiana | Olga Petryszyn is an acclaimed hosta hybridizer from Indiana who is
known as "The Hosta Lady". |
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9
| Stone, David | 35 | Connecticut | David Stone (died 1978) was a founding member of The American Hosta Society who
lived in Connecticut. |
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10
| Terpening, Kent | 34 | New York | Kent Terpening from New York has been hybridizing hostas since the
199 and is a member of the Fraternal Order of Seedy Fellows hosta hybridizing group. |
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11
| Hackbarth, Robert | 33 | Iowa | Robert Hackbarth and his wife, Julie own The Hosta Leaf nursery in
Colesburgowa. |
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12
| Wols, Dan | 33 | Illinois | |
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13
| Wrede, Arthur | 33 | Maryland | Arthur Wrede (1930-2017) owned The Azalea Patch nursery in Joppa,
Maryland. |
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14
| Rawson, Don | 32 | Michigan | Don Rawson of Michigan was the Co-chair of the 2021 National Convention of
The American Hosta Society in Kalamzoo, MI. He was one of the founders of
the Western Michigan Hosta Society and Co-chairs the AHS Nomenclature Committee.
Don is the creator of the Hosta Lists website and he also started The Hosta Helper website
before turning it over to Ralph Heiden in 1998. |
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15
| Syre-Herz, Ursula | 32 | South Carolina | Ursula Syré Herz is the owner of Coastal Gardens nursery in Myrtle Beach,
South Carolina. |
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16
| Bond, Sandra | 31 | England | Sandra Bond owned Goldbrook Plants in Suffolk, England until 2010. She is an author of
several gardening books including Hostas which was published in 1992. |
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17
| Herold, Roy | 31 | Massachusetts | He is a member of The New England Hosta Society. |
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18
| Williams, Frances | 30 | Massachusetts | Frances Ropes Williams (1882-1969) was one of the “Pioneers” of the
hosta world. A Landscape Architecturer graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, she was a renowned plantswoman. |
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19
| Baker, John | 29 | England | John Baker and June Colley are very active members of the British Hosta and Hemerocallis Society and have introduced the Frensham series of hostas. |
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20
| Savory, Dennis | 29 | Minnesota | Dennis Savory operates Savory’s Gardens in Minnesota. The business was
started in 1946 by his father and mother, Bob and Arlene Savory who were also noted
hosta hybridizers. |
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21
| Colley, June | 28 | England | John Baker and June Colley are very active members of the British Hosta and Hemerocallis Society and have introduced the Frensham series of hostas. |
|
22
| Moldovan, Steve | 28 | Ohio | Steve Moldovan (1938-2006) was the owner of Moldovan Gardens in Ohio. |
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23
| Schmid, W. George | 28 | Georgia | W. George Schmid (1930-2020) was a universally recognized expert on hosta species. In 1991, he authored the definitive book,
The Genus HOSTA. |
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24
| Bowe, Dave | 27 | Ohio | Dave is a retired medical doctor. |
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25
| Jones, Gil | 27 | Michigan | Dr Lloyd (Gil) Jones is a retired medical doctor. He lived in Jackson, Michigan on Warwick Drive before
moving to his native Georgia after retirement. |
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26
| Kohlein, Fritz | 27 | Germany | Fritz Köhlein who was born in Germany in 1924 was a chemist with
a great interest in plants. His many awards include
an honorary doctorate from the University of Bayreuth and the German
Horticultural Society Book Prize in 1990. |
|
27
| Krossa, Gus | 27 | Michigan | Gus Krossa (1896-1980) of Michigan was an early hostaphile who was very
active importing plants, including hostas, from Japan in the 1950s and 60s. |
|
28
| Serafin, Viktoria | 27 | New York | Viktoria Serafin is the owner of Glenbrook Farm in New York which was
established in 1997. |
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29
| Shaw, Florence | 27 | Massachusetts | Florence M. Shaw (1906-1975) from Weston, Massachusetts was one of the earliest and most influencial
hosta hybridizers . |
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30
| Anderson, Kenneth | 26 | Minnesota | Ken (1938 -2009) was one of the early hybridizers of hostas from his
Country Line Nursery in Farwell, Minnesota. He was co-founder of the Minnesota Hosta
Society and served as Treasurer of The American Hosta Society from 1980 to 1985. |
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31
| Brinkmann, Christina | 26 | Germany | German hybridizer whose hosta names all begin with Chris'. |
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32
| Erb, Marsha Axmear | 26 | Iowa | Marsha Axmear Erb is the owner of Honey Hill Hostas & Garden Art in Iowa. |
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33
| Stegeman, Bev | 26 | Indiana | Bev and Dave Stegeman from Indiana began hybridizing hostas after
attending a program by noted hybridizer, Olga Petryszyn in 1996. They are members
of the Fraternal Order of Seedy Fellows and the Ed Elslager Hybridizing Group. In
2018, they were awarded the Eunice Fisher Distinguished Hybridizer Merit Award by
The American Hosta Society. |
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34
| Stegeman, Dave | 26 | Indiana | Bev and Dave Stegeman from Indiana began hybridizing hostas after
attending a program by noted hybridizer, Olga Petryszyn in 1996. They are members
of the Fraternal Order of Seedy Fellows and the Ed Elslager Hybridizing Group. In
2018, they were awarded the Eunice Fisher Distinguished Hybridizer Merit Award by
The American Hosta Society. |
|
35
| Hawes, James | 24 | Maryland | James Hawes (1921-2004) worked for the USDA and the Agency for
International Development and was an avid hybridizer who developed a home tissue
culture lab. |
|
36
| Naylor Creek Nursery | 24 | Washington | Naylor Creek Hosta Nursery in Chimacum, Washington was owned by Gary Lindheimer (1943-2021)
and Jack Hirsch (1945-2019). |
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37
| Schwarz, Karen | 24 | Iowa | Former owner of Jim's Hostas in Iowa. |
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38
| Husemann, Jim | 23 | Iowa | Jim (1947-2022) was a member of Dubuque Hosta Society and ran Hoozie's Hostas from his home in Iowa. |
|
39
| Soules, Marjorie | 23 | Indiana | Marjorie (1926-2006) and Clarence (1918-2005) Soules were the owners of
Soules Gardens in Indiana. |
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40
| Van Wyck, Trudy | 23 | Iowa | Trudy Van Wyke is a member of the Russ O’Harra Hosta Society in Iowa and is part of
the Hosta Seed Growers group. |
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41
| Aukema, Bate | 22 | Netherlands | Bate Aukema from Southeast Friesland in the Netherlands has been a hosta enthusiast
since the lat1990s and is a member of the Dutch Hosta Society. |
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42
| Brashear, Carol | 22 | Connecticut | Carol Brashear is a hybridizer from Connecticut. She and Bob Axmear created the Hosta Library website.
Carol has been the Regional Director of thNortheast
Region of The American Hosta Society. |
|
43
| Butaye, Patrick | 22 | Belgium | Patrick Butaye is a hosta hybridizer from Belgium. All of his hosta cultivars begin with the
word “Kempen”. |
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44
| Crockett, Clyde | 22 | Indiana | Clyde Crockett is a hybridizer from Indiana who is a past editor of The
Hosta Journal and was awarded the Alex J. Summers Distinguished Merit Award in 1997. |
|
45
| de Rooij, Piet | 22 | Netherlands | Piet de Rooij is a hosta hybridizer from Sprundel, Netherlands. |
|
46
| Fafard, Serge | 22 | Canada | Serge Fafard is the owner of Les Jardins Osiris aka The Osiris Garden which is
located in Saint-Thomas, Quebec, Canada. |
|
47
| Graves, Butch | 22 | Ohio | Butch (Dennis) Graves is a member of the Black Swamp Hosta and Daylily
Society in Ohio. |
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48
| Dupre, Dirk | 21 | Belgium | Several of his introductions are named for characters or things related to Star Trek. |
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49
| Falstad, C.H. | 21 | Michigan | Clarence (C.H.) Falstad, III has
been a long time employee of Walters Gardens, Inc. in Michigan. He
is a past President (2001-2003) of The American Hosta Society and received the Alex J.
Summers Distinguished Merit Award in 2006. |
|
50
| Freeman, Sally | 21 | Iowa | |
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51
| Krul, Nancy | 21 | Michigan | Nancy Krul (1942-1998) was the owner of Belle Gardens nursery in Centerline,
Michigan. |
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52
| Powell, Loleta | 21 | North Carolina | Loleta Powell (1921-2016) was the owner of Powell’s Iris Haven nursery in
North Carolina until 2014. |
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53
| Shady Oaks Nursery | 21 | Minnesota | Shady Oaks Nursery is located in Waseca, Minnesota. Reknowned plant hybridizer, Hans Hansen, worked there for a number of years and
developed many cultivars that were jointly registered with Shady Oaks. |
|
54
| Zubrik, Dana | 21 | Slovak Republic | Záhradníctvo Hosta nursery in Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia |
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55
| Zubrik, Milan | 21 | Slovak Republic | Záhradníctvo Hosta nursery in Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia |
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56
| Bowden, Roger | 20 | England | Roger (1935-2015) and Ann (1934-2015) Bowden owned Bowden Hostas in England. They were key figures in
the British Hosta and Hemerocallis Society and are often credited with helping to
popularize hostas in the U.K. |
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57
| Schmidt, Bevie | 20 | Michigan | Bevie Schmidt and her husband, Mark own Hosta Hills Gardens in
Michigan. |
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58
| Sneyers, Rob | 20 | Belgium | Rob Sneyers is the originator of The Hosta Mill website and he gardens
in Belgium. |
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59
| Wilson, Chris | 20 | Michigan | Hallson Gardens in Michigan |