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| Vaughn, Kevin | 61 | Massachusetts Mississippi | As a teenager, Dr Vaughn was friends with hosta pioneers Florence Shaw and Mildred Seaver in Massachusetts. He was awarded the Alex J. Summers Distinguished Merit Award in 1999 and Eunice Fishcer Distinguished Hybridizer Merit Award in 2012. 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. Two of the 28 Hosta of the Year winners through 2023 have been from this originator. |