Hostas Originated in Alabama - HostaHelper from PlantsGalore.Com

No.	Series Name	Originator/Registrant	Size	State/Country	- - - - - - - - - - - - - About the Originator - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1	A Series	Elslager, Ed	7	Michigan	Dr Elslager (1924-2005) had a PhD in Organic Chemistry and was a renowned hosta hybridizer. The Ed Elslager Hybridizer Society is named for him. He introduced a series of hostas whose names all started with the word "A".
2	Abba Series	Aden, Paul	46	New York	Editor of The Hosta Book, Paul (1925-2010) was noted for introducing hundreds of new hostas developed by himself or by others from his nursery, Garden of Aden in New York. He was the orginator of the "Abba" series. Twelve 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.
3	Abiqua Series	Purtymun, Charles	35	Oregon	Dr. Charles (Chuck) Purtymun (1920-2007) was a dentist from Arizona who developed the Walden West Nursery and an interest in hostas after moving to Oregon in the 1970sTwo of the 28 Hosta of the Year winners through 2023 have been from this originator.
4	Academy Series	Chamberlain, Steve	68	New York	Neuroscientist at Syracuse University. Created the "Academy" series of hostas and uses references to the works of author J.R.R. Tokien in naming many of his hostas.
5	American Indian Series	Wade, Van (2)	66	Ohio	Van (1930-2017) was owner of Wade and Gatton Nursery and winner of the 2002 Alex J. Summers Distinguished Merit Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017.
6	American Series	Wade, Van	54	Ohio	Van (1930-2017) was owner of Wade and Gatton Nursery and winner of the 2002 Alex J. Summers Distinguished Merit Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017.
7	Artisan Series	Smith, S.D.	5	Michigan	Introduced the "Artisan" series.
8	Atomic Series	Livingston, Ron	6	Michigan	Retired science teacher and co-creater of the Fraternal Order of Seedy Fellows hybridizing group. He has introduced several hosta series including "Atomic", "Tremont", "Pre" and "Chartreuse".
9	Bear Series	Schmidt, Bevie	3	Michigan	Bevie Schmidt and her husband, Mark own Hosta Hills Gardens in Michigan’s upper peninsula. She introduced the "Bear" series.
10	Bee Series	Van Wyck, Trudy	9	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. She introduced the "Bee" series of hostas.
11	Benedict's Series	Kuenster, Rod	5	Iowa	Originator of the "Benedict's", "Cosmic" and "Wicked" series of hostas. Rod has registered several of Herb Benedict's introductions which were in the collection of Audra Wilson who got them from Herb many years ago.
12	Birchwood Series	Shaw, Florence	12	Massachusetts	Florence M. Shaw (1906-1975) from Weston, Massachusetts was one of the earliest and most influential hosta hybridizers. One of her most known cultivars is H. ‘Sum and Substance’. She also introduced the "Birchwood" and "Parky's" series of hostas. Six of her 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.
13	Bohemia Series	Mirka, Vladimir	72	Czech Republic	He is originator of the "Bohemia" series of hostas.
14	Botters Series	Veenstra, Gerrie	6	Netherlands	Introducer of the "Botters" series of hostas.
15	Buffalo Series	Zubrik, Dana	21	Slovak Republic	Dana and Milan Zubrik own Záhradníctvo Hosta nursery in Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia. They are the originators of the "Buffalo" series.
16	Cally Series	Wickenden, Michael	3	England
17	Chartreuse Series	Livingston, Ron (4)	3	Michigan
18	Chesieres Series	Hirsbrunner, Liselotte	5	Switzerland	Lisolette Hirsbrunner has gardened in the states of New York and Illinois but now resides in Chesieres, Switzerland. She introduced the "Chesieres" series of hostas.
19	Chiemsee Series	Eschenbach, Volker	15	Germany	Volker is the owner of Planwerk Hostagärtnerei am Chiemsee. His introductions all begin with the word “Chiemesee” which is the name of a nearby lake in Germany.
20	Chris' Series	Brinkmann, Christina	25	Germany	German hybridizer whose hosta names all begin with Chris'.
21	Clifford's Series	Clifford, John	5	Michigan	Introduced the series of hostas that all begin with the word "Cliffords".
22	Coach Series	Freeman, Franc	6	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. He introduced the "Coach" series of hostas.
23	Coastal Series	Desmedt, Rik	7	Georgia
24	Cochato Series	Doughty, Chuck	3	Massachusetts	Owner of Cochato Nursery in Massachusetts and creator of the "Cochato" series of hostas.
25	Colesburg Series	Hackbarth, Robert	9	Iowa	Robert Hackbarth and his wife, Julie own The Hosta Leaf nursery in Colesbug, Iowa. He originated the "Colesburg" series.
26	Collector's Series	Janssen, Bill	5	Washington	William “Bill” Janssen (1942-2007) was the co-owner with Diana Reecks of Collector’s Nursery in Battle Ground, Washington. Introducer of the "Collector's" series of hostas.
27	Cosmic Series	Kuenster, Rod (2)	81	Iowa
28	Country Series (Dean)	Dean, Don	9	Minnesota	Retired teacher, past president of The AHS (2013-2017) and recipient of the Alex J. Summers Distinguished Merit Award in 2008. He has a "Country" series of hostas.
29	Country Series (Spece)	Spece, Josh	3	Iowa	Introduced the "Country" series.
30	Crossroads Series	England, Tim	7	Illinois
31	Crow's Landing Series	Stygall, Patsy	5	Indiana	Patsy Stygall (1940-2019) was a hosta enthusiast from Indiana. She originated the "Crow's Landing" series.
32	Devon Series	Bowden, Ann	11	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 popularize hostas in the U.K. Many of their hostas belong to the "Devon" series.
33	Dilli Series	Becherer, Josef	6	Germany	Josef (1923-2013) was a hosta hybridizer from Dillingen, Germany. Several of his introductions include the word “Dilli’.
34	Dinosaur Series	Moore, Jeff	4	Wisconsin	Specializes in bringing new colors especially red into hosta flowers. Has Jeff Moore's Hosta Buyers Guide Facebook page. He has introduced serveral hosta series including one based on dinosaurs, another on Wisconsin state parks and a "Hollywood" group of names.
35	Dogtown Series	Klotz, Ruby	7	Ohio	Ruby Klotz is owner of Dogtown Farms nursery on Dogtown Road in Ohio. She is a member of the Black Swamp Hosta and Daylily Society. She introduced the “Dogtown” series.
36	Dorset Series	Smith, Eric	5	England	Noted for creating the Tardiana Group of hostas, Eric (1917-1986) was awarded an Honorary Lifetime Membership in the AHS in 1982. He introduced several hosta series including "Dorset", "Hadspen", "Gold Leaf" and "Sherborne". 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.
37	Dry Creek Series	Greers, Jeanie & Jerry	2	Iowa	Owners of Dry Creek Hostas and originators of the "Dry Creek" series.
38	Eagle Bay Series	Lydell, Ransom	5	New York	Owner of Cooks Nursery and Eagle Bay Gardens since 1981 and has been on the Board of the American Hosta Growers Association. He introduced the "Eagle Bay" series.
39	Epic Series	Kwick, Charles	5	Wisconsin	Retired physical education teacher who has introduced several hosta series including "Epic", "Kiss", "Kwick's", "Lady", "Lord", "Orphan Train" and "Sir".
40	Faux Series	Schembs, Michael	7	Kansas	Michael Schembs (1952-2013) was owner of Michael Schembs Hostas in Kansas City, Kansas. He introduced the "Faux" series of hostas.
41	Flemish Series	Van Eechaute, Danny	16	Belgium	Originator of the "Flemish" series and many other new cultivars. One of the top non-U.S. hosta hybridizers.
42	Forest Series	Goodwin, Randy	25	Indiana	Retired teacher who is active in the Indianapolis Hosta Society. His garden has been included on 3 National Conventions of The American Hosta Society. Randy introduced the "Forest" series of hostas.
43	Foxfire Series	Schulte, Dave	38	Minnesota	Dave introduced the "Foxfire" series.
44	Fragrant Series	Van den Top, Jan	7	Netherlands	Owner of Hostaworld Nursery and originator of the "Fragrant" series.
45	Frensham Series	Baker, John	23	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.
46	Frensham Series	Colley, June	23	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.
47	Frisian Series	Aukema, Bate	22	Netherlands	Bate Aukema from Southeast Friesland in the Netherlands has been a hosta enthusiast since the late 1990s and is a member of the Dutch Hosta Society. He introduced the "Frisian" series.
48	Genesee Series	Brandt-Sorheim, Peter	4	New York	B.Peter Brandt-Sørheim was one of the originators of the Western New York Hosta Society in 1996. He is the creator of the "Genesee" series.
49	German Tardiana Series	Klose, Heinz	22	Germany	Heinz Klose (1926-1991) was the owner/operator of Staudengärtnerei Klose in Lohfelden, Germany. He introduced the “German Tardiana” series.
50	Giantland Series	Miller, Jeff	84	Wisconsin	Jeff (1960-2021) and his wife, Penny, owned the Land of Giants Hosta Farm. They originated the "Giantland" series.
51	Glen Series	Serafin, Viktoria	8	New York	Viktoria Serafin is the owner of Glenbrook Farm in New York which was established in 1997. She originated the "Glen" series of hostas.
52	Gold Leaf Series	Smith, Eric (3)	10	England
53	Goldbrook Series	Bond, Sandra	21	England	Sandra Bond owned Goldbrook Plants in Suffolk, England until 2010. She is the author of several books including Hostas which was published in 1990. Her hostas include the "Goldbrook" series.
54	Gonokami Series	Gonokami, Ken-ichi	6	Japan	Introduced the "Gonokami" series of hostas.
55	Gosan Series	Schmid, W. George	22	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.
56	Grandiflora Series	Liu, Donghuan	3	China
57	Greenhead Series	Finke, Chuck	8	Wisconsin	Chuck Finke is a retired Physical Education teacher from Wisconsin. He introduced the "Greenhead" series.
58	Gunsmoke Series	Westberg, Jim	5	Minnesota
59	Hadspen Series	Smith, Eric (2)	9	England
60	Hanjas Series	Hansen, Jan Hurup	34	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."
61	Harvest Series	Summers, Alex	3	Delaware	Considered the "Father" of The American Hosta Society, Alex (1914-2009) was the first president (1968-1978) and was awarded the first Alex J. Summers Distinguished Merit Award in 1982. He introduced several series of hostas including "Harvest", "Honeysong" and "Wheels".
62	Hasamona Series	Jennings, Dave	4	New York	Glenville Gardens in New York
63	Hauser Series	Rocknell Nursery	3	Ohio
64	Hirao Series	Hirao, Shuichi	13	Japan	Dr. Shuichi Hirao ( ? -1988) was a plant scientist/horticulturist from Japan who was an early experimenter with the use of colchicine as a treatment in an attempt to create tetraploid hosas. He introduced the "Hirao" series.
65	Holar Series	Van Keer, Ronny	41	Belgium	All of his cultivars begin with "Holar" which is an ancient name for a city in the Flemish part of Belgium.
66	Holly's Series	Holly, Gladys	11	Wisconsin	In the 1960s, Gladys (Died 1968) hybiridzed several cultivars with the help of hosta pioneer, Herb Benedict (1913-2004). They introduced the "Holly's" series.
67	Holly's Series	Benedict, Dr Ralph (Herb)	11	Michigan	A veterinarian and renowned hybridizer, Herb (1913-2004) was awarded the 1992 Alex J. Summers Distinguished Merit Award. The AHS Display Garden in Tipton, MI is named for him and his wife, Dorothy. 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.
68	Hollywood Series (Krueger)	Krueger, Fran	6	Wisconsin	Hollywood Bob's Hosta Farm in Wisconsin and introducers of the "Hollywood" series.
69	Hollywood Series (Krueger)	Krueger, Michael	6	Wisconsin	Hollywood Bob's Hosta Farm in Wisconsin and introducers of the "Hollywood" series.
70	Hollywood Series (Moore)	Moore, Jeff (3)	4	Wisconsin
71	Honey Hill Series	Erb, Marsha Axmear	25	Iowa	Marsha Axmear Erb is the owner of Honey Hill Hostas & Garden Art in Iowa. She is the daughter of Bob Axmear, also a noted hosta person.
72	Honeysong Series	Summers, Alex (2)	7	Delaware
73	Hoosier Series	Goodwin, Randy (2)	3	Indiana
74	Hydon Series	George, Arthur	6	England	Arthur George owned Hydon Nursery in England. All of his hostas start with the word “Hydon”.
75	Indy Series	Goodwin, Randy (3)	3	Indiana
76	Iron Gate Series	Sellers, Van	5	North Carolina	Van Sellers and Vic Santa Lucia own Iron Gate Gardens in North Carolina. They originated the "Iron Gate" series of hostas.
77	Island Series	Blake, Amanda	7	Australia	Amanda Blake is owner of Hos-Tas nursery in Tasmania, Australia. She lived in North Carolina for 40 years before returning to her native land in 2000. Amanda introduced the "Island" series.
78	Jipson Place Series	Butler, Dick	5	Indiana	Dick Butler and Dr Jamie Street are hosta hybridizers from Indiana. Their hosta introductions have names starting with the phrase, “Jipson Place”.
79	Jipson Place Series	Street, Dr Jamie	5	Indiana	Dick Butler and Dr Jamie Street are hosta hybridizers from Indiana. Their hosta introductions have names starting with the phrase, “Jipson Place”.
80	Kempen Series	Butaye, Patrick	17	Belgium	Patrick Butaye is a hosta hybridizer from Belgium. All of his hosta cultivars begin with the word “Kempen”.
81	King's Series	King, Herb	155	Wisconsin	Hybridizer whose garden was on the tour of the 2019 National Convention of The American Hosta Society. He has a very large series of hostas that all begin with the word "King's".
82	Kiss Series	Kwick, Charles (2)	7	Wisconsin
83	Kiwi Series	Sligh, Barry	56	New Zealand	Barry (1947-2019) was instrumental in introducing hostas to New Zealand at his Taunton Gardens nursery. He introduced the "Kiwi" series.
84	Krossa Series	Krossa, Gus	84	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.
85	Kwick's Series	Kwick, Charles (6)	6	Wisconsin
86	Lady Series	Kwick, Charles (3)	20	Wisconsin
87	Lakeport Series	Tompkins, Chet	3	Oregon	As owner of Morningside Nurseries in Sioux City, IA and Fleur De Lis Gardens in Oregon, Chet (1912-2001) hybridized hostas and iris. His mother, Cynthia, was an early pioneer in hostas. He introduced the "Lakeport" series.
88	Lakeside Series	Chastain, Mary	222	Tennessee	Former owner of Lakeside Nursery and winner of Eunice Fishcer Distinguished Hybridizer Merit Award in 2007. Introducer of the large "Lakeside" series of hostas. One of the 28 Hosta of the Year winners through 2023 has been from this originator.
89	London Park Series	Crockett, Clyde	4	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. He introduced a series named for parks and sites in London, England.
90	Lord Series	Kwick, Charles (4)	7	Wisconsin
91	Marlu Series	Overhiser, Martin	9	Michigan	Martin Overhiser is a retired city planner who now runs My Brother’s Fruit in Michigan. He is a member of the Michigan Hosta Society. He introduced the "Marlu" series.
92	Massachusetts Shore Series	Goodenough, Rick	35	Massachusetts	Active in the New England Hosta Society and has written several articles for The Hosta Journal. He has a series of hostas named for various features and locations along the shoreline of Massachusetts.
93	Maui Series	Vaughn, William	10	Illinois	He introduced the "Maui" series of hostas.
94	Maya Series	Scheer, Alttara	5	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. Introduced the "Maya" series.
95	Middle Earth Series	Chamberlain, Steve (2)	24	New York
96	Mill's Series	Sneyers, Rob	14	Belgium	Rob Sneyers is the originator of The Hosta Mill website and he gardens in Belgium. He introduced the "Mill's" series of hostas.
97	Mountain Series	Zilis, Mark	5	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.
98	Northern Series	Falstad, C.H.	8	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. He introduced the "Northern" series of hostas.
99	Northern Series	Walters Gardens	8	Michigan	One of the world's largest producers of herbaceous perennials and located in Zeeland, Michigan. Mark Zilis started their tissue culture lab in 1976. Renowned hybridizer Hans Hansen now works for Walters. One of the 28 Hosta of the Year winners through 2023 has been from this originator.
100	Northernair Series	Carlson, Julie	5	Minnesota	Monty and Julie Carlson own Northernair Hostas in Minnesota and are members of the Fraternal Order of Seedy Fellows hosta hybridizing group. They introduced the "Northernair" series.
101	Northernair Series	Carlson, Monty	5	Minnesota	Monty and Julie Carlson own Northernair Hostas in Minnesota and are members of the Fraternal Order of Seedy Fellows hosta hybridizing group. They introduced the "Northernair" series.
102	Oberland Series	Rank, Stefan	3	Austria	Stefan Rank owns the hosta speciality nursery, Dämmergrün in Austria.
103	Ocean Isle Series	Chopko, Dave	9	New Jersey	Dave Chopko from New Jersey is past President of the Tri-State Hosta Sociey and is active in The American Hosta Society. Creator of the "Ocean Isle" series.
104	Ohh! Series	Schulz, Ed	18	Iowa	Originator of the "Ohh!" series of hostas.
105	Olympic Series	Naylor Creek Nursery	7	Washington	.Naylor Creek Hosta Nursery in Chimacum, Washington was owned by Gary Lindheimer (1943-2021) and Jack Hirsch (1945-2019). They introduced the “Olympic” series of hostas.
106	Orphan Train	Kwick, Charles (7)	3	Wisconsin
107	Osiris Series	Fafard, Serge	18	Canada	Serge Fafard is the owner of Les Jardins Osiris aka The Osiris Garden which is located in Saint-Thomas, Quebec, Canada. He introduced the "Osiris" series.
108	Pacific Series	Janssen, Bill (2)	7	Washington
109	Palatina Series	Kirschenlohr, Andreas	4	Germany	Andreas Kirschenlohr is the owner of Staudengärtnerei Kirschenlohr nursery in Speyer, Germany. He is originator of the "Palatina" series.
110	Paradise Series	Fransen, Marco	34	Netherlands	Owner with his wife, Joyce, of the Fransen Hosta Nursery. Creator of the "Paradise" series of cultivars.
111	Paradise Series	Fransen, Joyce	8	Netherlands	Owner, with her husband Marco, of the Fransen Hosta Nursery. Creator of the "Paradise" series of cultivars.
112	Parky's Series	Shaw, Florence (2)	5	Massachusetts
113	Payot Series	Leuckx, Bart	2	Belgium
114	Pebble Creek Series	Kovalcsik, Joanna	13	Michigan	Introducer of the "Pebble Creek" series of hostas.
115	PeeDee Series	Syre-Herz, Ursula	16	South Carolina	Ursula Syré Herz is the owner of Coastal Gardens nursery in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. She introduced the "PeeDee" series of hostas.
116	Pete's Series	de Rooij, Piet	11	Netherlands	Piet de Rooij is a hosta hybridizer from Sprundel, Netherlands. He introduced the "Pete's" series.
117	Piccadilly Series	Jones, Samuel, Jr.	4	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.
118	Piedmont Series	Payne, Henry	4	Connecticut	Henry Payne and his brother, Philip owned Piedmont Gardens in Waterbury, Connecticut.
119	Pinani Series	Pinder, Jeff	2	England	From Hutton Hostas in England and introducer of the "Pinani" series.
120	Planet Series	Wade, Van (3)	4	Ohio
121	Prairie Series	Zilis, Mark (2)	7	Illinois
122	Pre Series	Livingston, Ron (3)	12	Michigan
123	Richland Series	Wade, Van (4)	20	Ohio
124	Robin Hood Series	Schwarz, Jim	8	Iowa	Former owner of Jim's Hostas in Iowa and active in the Dubuque Arboretum Society. He introduced the series with names of characters from the Robin Hood fables.
125	Rock Music Series	Wasitis, Chick	44	Maryland	Owner of Bridgewood Gardens in Maryland
126	Rosedale Series	Hadrava, Jerry	124	Iowa	Owner of Bloom Hill Nursery, Jerry (1931-2007) created the very large "Rosedale" series.
127	Rusty's Series	Rouillier, Denis	10	Massachusetts	Denis Rouillier is the owner of Design-Scapes in Massachusetts.
128	Sea Series	Seaver, Mildred	78	Massachusetts	A pioneer in the world of hostas, Mildred (1913-2011) was known as the "Queen of Hostas". She was awarded Alex J. Summers Distinguished Merit Award in 1988 and Eunice Fishcer Distinguished Hybridizer Merit Award in 2006. Mildred introduced the "Sea" series of hostas.
129	Sherborne Series	Smith, Eric (4)	5	England
130	Sir Series	Kwick, Charles (5)	4	Wisconsin
131	Sparkling Series	Beilstein, Mardy	5	Ohio	Wife of Doug Beilstein and co-registrant of many hostas.
132	Sparkling Series	Beilstein, Dr Doug	5	Ohio	Doug is a dentist and former AHS President (2011-2013). He was the Eunice Fisher Distinguished Hybridizer Merit Award winner in 2017. He introduced the "Sparkling" series. One of the 28 Hosta of the Year winners through 2023 has been from this originator.
133	Spiritual Walk Series	Silvers, Bill	6	Georgia	Bill Silvers is the owner of Silvers Elbert Nursery in Georgia. He introduced the "Spiritual Walk" series.
134	State Park Series	Moore, Jeff (2)	19	Wisconsin
135	Streakin In Series	Thaubald, Ed	9	Georgia	Ed Thaubald owns Bentley Gardens in Georgia. He introduced the "Streakin in" series of hostas.
136	Sunfish Series	Sauve, Criste	5	Michigan	Introduced the "Sunfish" series of hostas.
137	Teltow Series	Entemann, Manfred	12	Germany	Landscaper, photographer and traveller from Berlin, Germany.
138	Tiffney's Series	Dreessen, Jack	3	Iowa	Introduced the "Tiffney's" series of hostas.
139	Tini Series	Zilis, Mark (3)	15	Illinois
140	Tremont Series	Livingston, Ron (2)	32	Michigan
141	Tucker Series	Stephens, Ray	6	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.
142	U.S. President Series	Sugita, Hajime	10	Japan	Hajime Sugita is a retired music teacher in Japan. His avocation is that of plant explorer especially searching out species hostas in his native islands. He and Peter Ruh originated a series of hostas named for U.S. Presidents.
143	U.S. President Series	Ruh, Peter	10	Ohio	Owner of Sunnybrook Farms, Peter (1921-2016) registered a large number of hostas on behalf of himself and many other originators. He was awarded the 1984 Alex J. Summers Distinguished Merit Award and the 2004 Lifetime Achievement Award
144	Uniquely Series	Rosenberg, Marlene	9	Wisconsin	From Uniquely Hostas Nursery in Wisconsin and introducer of the "Uniquely" series of hostas along with Jonathon Goodrich
145	Uniquely Series	Goodrich, Jonathon	9	Wisconsin	From Uniquely Hostas Nursery in Wisconsin and introducer of the "Uniquely" series of hostas along with Marlene Rosenberg.
146	Valley's Series	Linneman, Jeroen	253	Netherlands	Eunice Fisher Distinguished Hybridizer Merit Award winner in 2019, Jeroen is a past president of the Dutch Hosta Society. Originator of the very large "Valley's" series of hostas.
147	Warwick Series	Jones, Gil	20	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. Thus, the origin of the “Warwick” series of hostas.
148	Waukon Series	Axmear, Bob	7	Iowa	Bob Axmear (1951-2017) and Carol Brashear created the Hosta Library website in 1999. He created the "Waukon" series.
149	Wheels Series	Summers, Alex (3)	4	Delaware
150	Wicked Series	Kuenster, Rod (3)	6	Iowa
151	Winfield Series	Zilis, Mark (4)	4	Illinois
152	Xanadu Series	Skaggs, Virginia	25	Indiana	Brian (1948-2011) and Virginia Skaggs of Indiana are, perhaps, best known for introducing the classic cultivar H. ‘Empress Wu’ which was noted as the largest hosta available at the time of its introduction. They were early members of the Fraternal Order of Seedy Fellows hosta hybridizing group. The "Xanadu" series is from their breeding program.
153	Xanadu Series	Skaggs, Brian	25	Indiana	Brian (1948-2011) and Virginia Skaggs of Indiana are, perhaps, best known for introducing the classic cultivar H. ‘Empress Wu’ which was noted as the largest hosta available at the time of its introduction. They were early members of the Fraternal Order of Seedy Fellows hosta hybridizing group. The "Xanadu" series is from their breeding program.
154	Zager Series	Zager, Herbert A.	18	Iowa	Herbert A. Zager (1885-1965) was an early hosta hybridizer from Des Moines, Iowa.
155	Zodiac Series	Husemann, Jim	11	Iowa	Jim (1947-2022) was a member of Dubuque Hosta Society and ran Hoozie's Hostas from his home in Iowa. He introduced a series of hosta names based on symbols of the Zodiac.