| No. | Originator/Registrant | Cultivars | State/Country | - - - - - - - - - - - - - About the Originator - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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1
| Adams, Dan | 1 | Illinois | |
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2
| Ankney, Barry | 5 | Illinois | Barry, a retired school phsycologist, is co-owner of White Oak Nursery
in Illinois. He has served as the President of the Central Illinois Hosta Society (CIHS) and Vice-President
of the Midwest Regional Hosta Society (MRHSBarry is the
Editor of the Online Hosta Journal for The American Hosta Society. |
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3
| Arnold, Beth | 4 | Illinois | |
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4
| Campbell-Bauer, Margaret | 1 | Illinois | |
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5
| Cannon, Lillian | 1 | Illinois | |
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6
| Cunningham, L. | 1 | Illinois | |
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7
| Davis, Rhonda | 1 | Illinois | |
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8
| Davis, Roy | 1 | Illinois | |
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9
| Dietrich, Debbie | 1 | Illinois | |
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10
| Dye, Kay | 12 | Illinois | Kay Dye is a member of the Central Illinois Hosta Society. Her garden was on display at the 1998 National Convention of The American Hosta Society. |
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11
| Ellison, Bob | 2 | Illinois | |
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12
| England, Tim | 8 | Illinois | |
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13
| Frankenberger, J. | 1 | Illinois | |
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14
| Harris, Ken | 2 | Illinois | |
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15
| Harshbarger, Gretchen | 9 | Illinois | Gretchen Harshbarger (1906-1989) had a degree in landscape architecture from Cornell University and practiced in Iowa City, Iowa. She authored the McCall's Garden Book in 1967. The Harshbarger Hosta Society is named in her honor. |
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16
| Helmick, Walt | 1 | Illinois | |
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17
| 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. |
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18
| Heuermann, Tracy | 1 | Illinois | |
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19
| Horn, Bill | 1 | Illinois | |
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20
| Hornbaker, Kathy | 1 | Illinois | |
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21
| Hornbaker, Rich | 1 | Illinois | |
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22
| Horvath, Brent | 1 | Illinois | |
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23
| Iverson, Ron | 1 | Illinois | Iverson's Perennials in Illinois |
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24
| Keller, Robert | 8 | Illinois | Bob Keller was owner of White Oak Nursery in Illinois until 2013. |
|
25
| Klehm, Roy | 18 | Illinois | Owner of plant nurseries in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. |
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26
| Kuntz, J. | 2 | Illinois | |
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27
| Lydon, Patrick | 4 | Illinois | |
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28
| Mack, Carl | 5 | Illinois | Carl Mack (Died 1965) owned Mackwoods Gardens in Lotus Woods, Spring Grove, Illinois
and was the author of a book, Plants for Gardens in the Shade (1949). |
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29
| Metz, Mary Ann | 1 | Illinois | |
|
30
| Micheletti, Tom | 10 | Illinois | Tom Micheletti is a retired teacher who also ran The Hosta Patch
Nursery from his home in Illinois. He was President of The American Hosta Society from
2007 to 2011 and was awarded the Alex J. Summers Distinguished Merit Award in
2013. |
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31
| Musak, Don | 1 | Illinois | |
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32
| Nance, Cindy | 1 | Illinois | |
|
33
| Northern Illinois Hosta Society | 2 | Illinois | |
|
34
| Owens, Jean | 3 | Illinois | |
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35
| Owens, William | 3 | Illinois | |
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36
| Pierson, Robert | 2 | Illinois | |
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37
| Port, Linda | 7 | Illinois | |
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38
| Postlewaite, Peter | 9 | Illinois | Peter Postlewaite from Illinois is active in the Midwest Regional Hosta Society and the Northern Illinois Hosta Society. |
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39
| Pratt, Mary | 2 | Illinois | |
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40
| Ricketts, Dennis | 1 | Illinois | Avalon Acres Hostas & More in Illinois |
|
41
| Rogers, Floyd | 6 | Illinois | Floyd Rogers owned Butterfield Gardens in Illinois. He taught
at the College of DuPage and North Central University. |
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42
| Rudolph, Thelma | 5 | Illinois | |
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43
| Schroeder, Barb | 5 | Illinois | |
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44
| Schroeder, Bob | 5 | Illinois | |
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45
| Smith, Fred | 7 | Illinois | |
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46
| Sunrise Greenhouse | 1 | Illinois | |
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47
| Teslow, Richard | 2 | Illinois | |
|
48
| Van Hoorn, James | 3 | Illinois | |
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49
| Van Ostrand, John | 18 | Illinois | John Van Ostrand is a member of the Northern Illinois Hosta Society. |
|
50
| Vaughn, William | 9 | Illinois | He introduced the "Maui" series of hostas. |
|
51
| White, Dave | 3 | Illinois | |
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52
| Wols, Dan | 33 | Illinois | |
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53
| Zilis, Mark | 491 | Illinois | Renowned hosta expert and author of The Hostapedia (2009), The Hosta Handbook (2001) and Field Guide to Hostas (2014), Mark was an early implementer of tissue culture at Walters Gardens and then at his own nurseries in Illinois. He was awarded the Alex J. Summers Distinguished Merit Award in 2001. As of 2023, he has been involved in the introduction or registration of more hostas than anyone in the world. His series introductions inclued "Mountain", "Prairie", "tini" and "Winfield". Four of his hosta introductions have been included in The American Hosta Society Popularity Polls out of only 151 plants that have appeared at least once in the polls. One of the 28 Hosta of the Year winners through 2023 has been from this originator. |
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54
| Zilis, Mark (2) | 0 | Illinois | |
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55
| Zilis, Mark (3) | 0 | Illinois | |
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56
| Zilis, Mark (4) | 0 | Illinois | |
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