| No. | Originator/Registrant | Cultivars | State/Country | - - - - - - - - - - - - - About the Originator - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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| Anderson, Jim | 63 | Georgia | Dr James (Jim) Anderson is a retired Professor of Crop Science and Botany and was owner of Winterbury Farms Nursery in Georg. The nursery specialized in tissue culture propagation until it closed in 2007.One of the 28 Hosta of the Year winners through 2023 has been from this originator. |
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| Bentley Gardens | 1 | Georgia | Owned by Georgia hybridizer, Ed Thaubald. |
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| Desmedt, Rik | 8 | Georgia | |
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| Harris, Robert | 2 | Georgia | |
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| Hill's Nursery and Greenhouse | 1 | Georgia | |
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| Housworth, Jere | 19 | Georgia | Jere Housworth of Holiday Seeds in Stone Mountain, Georgia is listed as originator of
17 hosta cultivars in 1986 in The Genus Hosta by W. George Schmid (1991). |
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| Jones, Samuel, Jr. | 6 | Georgia | Dr Samuel B. Jones Jr. (1933-2016) was a botany professor at the University of Georgia. He and his wife, Carleen opened Picadilly Farm Nursery and Gardens in the early 1980s. A new species discovered in the 1980s, H. jonesii is named for him. |
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| Lockwood, Mikky | 2 | Georgia | |
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| Lunsford, Ernest Jr. | 2 | Georgia | |
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| Malaguerra, Mark | 1 | Georgia | |
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| Martin, Bud | 4 | Georgia | |
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| McDonell, Harold | 17 | Georgia | Harold McDonell of Georgia has served as the Vice President of Judging
and Exhibitions for The American Hosta Society. He is a charter member of the Georgia
Hosta Society and has served as its President. |
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| Moore, Betty | 1 | Georgia | |
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| Moore, Ernest | 2 | Georgia | |
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| 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. He introduced the “Gosan” series of hostas. |
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| Silvers, Bill | 37 | Georgia | Bill Silvers is the owner of Silvers Elbert Nursery in Georgia. He introduced the "Spiritual Walk" series. |
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| Smith, Scott | 2 | Georgia | |
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| Stephens, Ray | 18 | Georgia | Ray Stephens (1927-2005) was a co-founder of The Georgia Hosta Society along with W. George Schmid. He introduced the “Tucker” series of hostas. |
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| Thaubald, Ed | 9 | Georgia | Ed Thaubald owns Bentley Gardens in Georgia. He introduced the "Streakin in" series of hostas. |
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