| No. | Originator/Registrant | Cultivars | State/Country | - - - - - - - - - - - - - About the Originator - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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1
| Adams, Joy | 4 | Iowa | |
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2
| 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. |
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3
| Axmear, Bob | 15 | Iowa | Bob Axmear (1951-2017) and Carol Brashear created the Hosta Library website in 1999. |
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4
| Berios, Tracy | 2 | Iowa | |
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5
| Bond, Norma | 1 | Iowa | |
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6
| Brill, Kirk | 17 | Iowa | Owner of Brill's Botanical Gardens nursery in Des Moines, Iowa. |
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7
| Clements, Larry | 1 | Iowa | |
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8
| Deeds, Mike | 1 | Iowa | |
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9
| Dreessen, Jack | 3 | Iowa | |
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10
| Ellerbroek, Paul | 2 | Iowa | Paul Ellerbroek (1933-1978) was an early hosta enthusiast from Iowa. |
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11
| Erb, Marsha Axmear | 26 | Iowa | Marsha Axmear Erb is the owner of Honey Hill Hostas & Garden Art in Iowa. |
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12
| Freeman, Franc | 61 | Iowa | Franc is in the Quad-City Sports Hall of
Fame for his success as head wrestling coach at Bettendorf High School (Iowa) from the 1960s
into the 1980s. |
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13
| Freeman, Sally | 21 | Iowa | |
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14
| Geers, Jeanie | 2 | Iowa | Dry Creek Hostas in Iowa |
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15
| Geers, Jerry | 2 | Iowa | Dry Creek Hostas in Iowa |
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16
| Hackbarth, Robert | 33 | Iowa | Robert Hackbarth and his wife, Julie own The Hosta Leaf nursery in
Colesburgowa. |
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17
| Hadrava, Jerry | 147 | Iowa | Owner of Bloom Hill Nursery, Jerry (1931-2007) created the large "Rosedale" series. |
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18
| Hamilton, Carolyn | 1 | Iowa | |
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19
| Hansen, Laura Clark | 1 | Iowa | |
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20
| Harshbarger, Gretchen | 9 | Iowa | 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
HostSociety is named in her honor. |
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21
| Heinemann, Gene | 1 | Iowa | |
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22
| Heinz, Jim | 2 | Iowa | |
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23
| Hird, Bob | 4 | Iowa | |
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24
| Husemann, Jim | 23 | Iowa | Jim (1947-2022) was a member of Dubuque Hosta Society and ran Hoozie's Hostas from his home in Iowa. |
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25
| Johnson, Greg | 51 | Iowa | Greg Johnson is a member of the Russ O’Harra Hosta Society in Iowa. |
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26
| Kerr, Jeff | 7 | Iowa | Jeff Kerr is a hosta hybridizer from Iowa and a member of the Mississippi
Valley Hosta Society. |
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27
| Kinman, Eric | 1 | Iowa | |
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28
| Kuenster, Rod | 230 | Iowa | Originator of the "Cosmic" series and registrant of many hostas on behalf of Herb Benedict. |
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29
| McBurney, Jim | 3 | Iowa | |
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30
| McBurney, Lois | 3 | Iowa | |
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31
| Meyer, Roxanne | 2 | Iowa | |
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32
| Mullin, Joy | 3 | Iowa | |
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33
| O'Harra, Russ | 46 | Iowa | Russ O’Harra (1924-1997) was a graduate in horticulture and landscape
design from Kansas State University and was a gardening editor for Better Homes and
Gardens magazine. |
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34
| Ramsey, Reldon | 3 | Iowa | Reldon Ramsey of Iowa is the Editor of Hosta Horizons , the newsletter of
the Russ O’Harra Hosta Society. |
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35
| Riehl, Frank | 6 | Iowa | |
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36
| Ripperger, Kathy | 1 | Iowa | |
|
37
| Russ O'Harra Hosta Society | 6 | Iowa | |
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38
| Schuchert, Cathy | 1 | Iowa | |
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39
| Schulz, Ed | 67 | Iowa | |
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40
| Schulz, Elsie | 1 | Iowa | |
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41
| Schwarz, Jim | 148 | Iowa | Former owner of Jim's Hostas in Iowa and active in the Dubuque Arboretum Society. |
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42
| Schwarz, Karen | 24 | Iowa | Former owner of Jim's Hostas in Iowa. |
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43
| Seitz, Traci | 2 | Iowa | Granny T's Gardens in Iowa |
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44
| Simmering, Ron | 18 | Iowa | Ron Simmering is a hosta hybridizer from Iowa who has served as President of the
Mississippi Valley Hosta Society. |
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45
| Spece, Josh | 5 | Iowa | |
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46
| Stark, Dean | 10 | Iowa | , Dean Stark the owner of Stark Gardens in Norwalk, Iowa until 2004 when it was sold. |
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47
| Stark, Gunther | 10 | Iowa | Gunther Stark (1923-2003) was the owner of Stark Gardens in Norwalk, Iowa.
Gunther and his wife, Geneva, started the nursery in 1954 and it was operated
by their son, Dean Stark until 2004 when it was sold. |
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48
| Stratton, Elizabeth | 5 | Iowa | |
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49
| Stratton, John | 5 | Iowa | |
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50
| Strub, Dick | 1 | Iowa | |
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51
| Strub, Louise | 1 | Iowa | |
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52
| Tramposch, Kurt | 1 | Iowa | Weir Gardens in Iowa |
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53
| Trott, Joyce | 1 | Iowa | |
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54
| 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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55
| Weiss, Sharon | 1 | Iowa | |
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56
| White, Jeff | 10 | Iowa | |
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57
| White, M. | 1 | Iowa | |
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58
| Willett, Lance | 1 | Iowa | |
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59
| 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. |
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60
| Wilson, Bob | 1 | Iowa | |
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61
| Wolfe, A. | 1 | Iowa | |
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62
| Woodroffe, Fleeta Brownell | 6 | Iowa | Fleeta Brownell Woodruffe (1894-1990) was garden
editor at Better Homes and Gardens from 1942 to 1959 and also worked for the Des
Moines Register newspaper from 1940 to 1984. |
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63
| Woods, Doyle | 9 | Iowa | |
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64
| Zager, Herbert A. | 16 | Iowa | Herbert A. Zager (1885-1965) was a hybridizer from Des Moines, Iowa. |
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