| 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. He created the "Waukon" series. |
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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 | Introduced the "Tiffney's" series of hostas. |
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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. She is the daughter of Bob Axmear, also a noted hosta person. |
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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. He introduced the "Coach" series of hostas. |
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13
| Freeman, Sally | 21 | Iowa | She and her husband, Franc, have jointly introduced hostas. |
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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
| Greers, Jeanie & Jerry | 2 | Iowa | Owners of Dry Creek Hostas and originators of the "Dry Creek" series. |
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17
| Hackbarth, Robert | 33 | Iowa | Robert Hackbarth and his wife, Julie own The Hosta Leaf nursery in Colesbug, Iowa. He originated the "Colesburg" series. |
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18
| Hadrava, Jerry | 147 | Iowa | Owner of Bloom Hill Nursery, Jerry (1931-2007) created the very large "Rosedale" series. |
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19
| Hamilton, Carolyn | 1 | Iowa | |
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20
| Hansen, Laura Clark | 1 | Iowa | |
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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. He introduced a series of hosta names based on symbols of the Zodiac. |
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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 "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. |
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29
| Kuenster, Rod (2) | 0 | Iowa | |
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30
| Kuenster, Rod (3) | 0 | Iowa | |
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31
| McBurney, Jim | 3 | Iowa | |
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32
| McBurney, Lois | 3 | Iowa | |
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33
| Meyer, Roxanne | 2 | Iowa | |
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34
| Mullin, Joy | 3 | Iowa | |
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35
| 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. Three 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. |
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36
| 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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37
| Riehl, Frank | 6 | Iowa | |
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38
| Ripperger, Kathy | 1 | Iowa | |
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39
| Russ O'Harra Hosta Society | 6 | Iowa | |
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40
| Schuchert, Cathy | 1 | Iowa | |
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41
| Schulz, Ed | 67 | Iowa | Originator of the "Ohh!" series of hostas. |
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42
| Schulz, Elsie | 1 | Iowa | |
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43
| Schwarz, Jim | 148 | 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. |
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44
| Schwarz, Karen | 24 | Iowa | Former owner of Jim's Hostas in Iowa. |
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45
| Seitz, Traci | 2 | Iowa | Operates Granny T's Gardens in Iowa |
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46
| 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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47
| Spece, Josh | 5 | Iowa | Introduced the "Country" series. |
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48
| Stark, Dean | 10 | Iowa | , Dean Stark the owner of Stark Gardens in Norwalk, Iowa until 2004 when it was sold. |
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49
| 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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50
| Stratton, Elizabeth | 5 | Iowa | |
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51
| Stratton, John | 5 | Iowa | |
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52
| Strub, Dick | 1 | Iowa | |
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53
| Strub, Louise | 1 | Iowa | |
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54
| Tramposch, Kurt | 1 | Iowa | Weir Gardens in Iowa |
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55
| Trott, Joyce | 1 | Iowa | |
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56
| 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. She introduced the "Bee" series of hostas. |
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57
| Weiss, Sharon | 1 | Iowa | |
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58
| White, Jeff | 10 | Iowa | |
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59
| White, M. | 1 | Iowa | |
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60
| Willett, Lance | 1 | Iowa | |
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61
| 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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62
| Wilson, Bob | 1 | Iowa | |
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63
| Wolfe, A. | 1 | Iowa | |
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64
| 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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65
| Woods, Doyle | 9 | Iowa | |
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66
| Zager, Herbert A. | 16 | Iowa | Herbert A. Zager (1885-1965) was an early hosta hybridizer from Des Moines, Iowa. |
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