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have been gathering hosta names and information to
include in The Hosta Helper since 1998. In our
research, we have used books, websites,
The Hosta Journal, lectures at various hosta
conferences, nursery catalogs, nursery pot labels,
personal discussions with hostaphiles and visits to
many, many hosta nurseries, public and private
gardens. All of this information has been added to
our database.
Over the years, we
have created thousands of retrieval pages which
display information from the database on hundreds of
different topics which we hope will be useful to the
gardening public, hybridizers and others interested
in hostas. These may be accessed by the menu at the
top of this page or at our
Site Map page.
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13,254 |
Cultivar Names Eligible for Registration |
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1,924 |
Duplicate or Non-Conforming
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15,178 |
Total Hosta Names in The Hosta Helper
database |
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2,822 |
Total Hostas in 151 different
Hosta Name
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85 |
Species & Naturally Occurring Forms: (42
currently accepted species plus naturally
occurring forms and varieties plus some
outdated & incorrect names) |
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  Names that conform with
the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature for
Cultivated Plants would be those with a name that
starts and ends with a single parenthesis such as 'Sum
and Substance'. They also comply with several other
rules such as number of words in the name, types of
words, etc.
Non-Conforming names
would include those used as breeder plants such as "Hadrava
Seedling RD-71" which were
never given a conforming cultivar name but are
identified in the genetic background of new
cultivars. Instead of single parenthesis, they
should start and end with full parenthesis. Also
non-conforming would be all the "temporary",
often numbered, names
given to hostas such as "Tardiana
TF 2 x 10" or "Aden
No. 359". These plants were eventually given
conforming cultivar names.
Another example of non-conforming names are those
that include the words streaked, variegated,
variegata and form at the end of the name to
describe the hosta itself. Names such as 'Liberty
Variegated' or 'Liberty Streaked' would fit this
category. However, 'Rosedale
Streaked Zipper' qualified for registration in
2000...so
some judgment is still required in each case.
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below are the totals for what we call hostas with a "correct name".
These are plants whose names start and end with a single
parenthesis, are not duplicate names and generally conform to the
standards for naming cultivars. With no or maybe minor adjustments,
they should be eligible for registration. Out of the 15,178 names in
our database, we figure that 13, 254 would fit this category.
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Giant |
787 |
6% |
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Large |
3,819 |
29% |
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Medium |
4,605 |
35% |
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Small |
2,413 |
18% |
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Miniature |
544 |
4% |
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Unknown Size |
1,086 |
8% |
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Total : |
13,254 |
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Blue-Green |
3,351 |
25% |
| Green Total |
7,234 |
55% |
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Dark Green |
(1,970) |
(15%) |
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Medium Green |
(4,190) |
(32%) |
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Light Green |
(1,074) |
(8%) |
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Yellow |
1,816 |
14% |
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Unknown Color |
853
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6% |
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Total: |
13,254 |
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Solid Blue-Green |
2,014 |
15% |
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Solid Green |
3,116 |
26% |
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Solid Yellow |
1,473 |
11% |
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Marginal
Variegation |
2,990 |
23% |
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Medial
Variegation |
1,185 |
9% |
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Streaked
Variegation |
1,670 |
13% |
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Unknown |
806 |
6% |
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13,254 |
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Hybrids |
4,341 |
33% |
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Sports |
3.348 |
25% |
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TC Sports
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(427) |
(3%) |
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Unknown Origin |
5,565
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42% |
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Total: |
13,254 |
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percentage of hosta cultivars that originated
from sports is divided into "Garden" sports and "Tissue
Culture" (TC) sports which account for 3%. In reality, the percentage of TC sports is
much, much greater. However, the registration process does not
require that TC sports be differentiated from
garden sports. Most catalogs and websites
usually just list these plants as
a "sport" with no further detail. Unless we know for certain
that it is a TC
sport, we list it just as
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June Only |
327 |
2% |
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June-July |
1,962 |
15% |
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June-July-August |
9 |
<1% |
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July Only |
2,178 |
16% |
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July-August |
2,179 |
16% |
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July-August-Sept |
6 |
<1% |
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August Only |
731 |
6% |
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August-September |
441 |
3% |
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Aug-Sept-Oct |
181 |
2% |
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September Only |
93 |
1% |
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Sept - October |
39 |
3% |
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October Only |
5 |
<1% |
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Does Not Flower |
2 |
<1% |
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Unknown |
5,069 |
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Total: |
13,254 |
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June Total |
2,290 |
18% |
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July Total |
6,312 |
48% |
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August Total |
3,508 |
27% |
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September Total |
727 |
6% |
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October Total |
213 |
2% |
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Unknown |
5,069 |
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Medium Lavender |
1,149 |
9% |
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Pale Lavender |
3,294 |
25% |
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Pale Purple |
1,428 |
11% |
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Deep Purple |
214 |
2% |
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Near White |
1,580 |
12% |
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Pure White |
371 |
3% |
| "Reddish" |
7 |
<1% |
| "Yellow" |
2 |
<1% |
| Unknown |
5,209 |
39% |
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Total: |
13,254 |
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Fragrant Flowers |
257 |
2% |
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Clusters of Flowers |
209 |
2% |
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Tall Scapes |
381 |
3% |
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9,391 |
71% |
| Hostas with one or more
photos |
3,863 |
29% |
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13,254 |
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Upright Form |
1,542 |
12% |
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Red Petioles |
821 |
6% |
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Fast Growing |
483 |
4% |
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Slow Growing |
308 |
2% |
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Known Originator |
11,844 |
90% |
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Unknown Originator |
1,410 |
10% |
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13,254 |
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