No. Originator/Registrant Cultivars State/Country - - - - - - - - - - - - - About the Originator - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 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 Georgia which specialized in tissue culture propagation until it closed in 2007. 2 Bentley Gardens 1 Georgia Owned by Georgia hybridizer, Ed Thaubald. 3 Desmedt, Rik 8 Georgia   4 Harris, Robert 2 Georgia   5 Hill's Nursery and Greenhouse 1 Georgia   6 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). 7 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 1980 A new species discovered in the 1980s, H. jonesii is named for him. 8 Lockwood, Mikky 2 Georgia   9 Lunsford, Ernest Jr. 2 Georgia   10 Malaguerra, Mark 1 Georgia   11 Martin, Bud 4 Georgia   12 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. 13 Moore, Betty 1 Georgia   14 Moore, Ernest 2 Georgia   15 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. 16 Silvers, Bill 37 Georgia Bill Silvers is the owner of Silbers Elbert Nursery in Georgia. 17 Smith, Scott 2 Georgia   18 Stephens, Ray 18 Georgia Ray Stephens (1927-2005) was a co-founder of The Georgia Hosta Society along with W. George Schmid. 19 Thaubald, Ed 9 Georgia Ed Thaubald owns Bentley Gardens in Georgia.
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