| No. | Originator/Registrant | Cultivars | State/Country | - - - - - - - - - - - - - About the Originator - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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| Ballantyne, Diana | 1 | Oregon | |
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2
| Ballantyne, Don | 1 | Oregon | |
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3
| Black, Paul | 2 | Oregon | From Sebright Gardens in Salem, Oregon. |
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4
| Borsch, Wm | 3 | Oregon | William Borsch (1859-1938) and his son, Fred, owned the William Borsch & Son nursery
in Multnomah, Oregon until 1945. His was one of the first nurseries to offer hostas in the 1920s and
30s. |
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5
| Caprice Farm Nursery | 2 | Oregon | Nursery in Sherwood, Oregon. |
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6
| Gossett, Gary | 3 | Oregon | |
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7
| Heims, Dan | 10 | Oregon | Dan Heims of Terra Nova Nurseries in Oregon, is a plant explorer, plant
breeder, teacher, speaker and writer. |
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8
| Hottovy, Les | 3 | Oregon | Owner of Beyond Green LLC in Oregon |
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9
| Hottovy, Steve | 3 | Oregon | Owner of Beyond Green LLC in Oregon |
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10
| Hyslop, Jay | 2 | Oregon | Jay Hyslop was part owner of Walden West Nursery in Scotts Mills, Oregon and became
proprietor after the death of owner Dr. Charles Purtymun in 2007. |
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11
| Janet Starnes Nursery | 1 | Oregon | Nursery of the late Janet E. Starnes (1937-2020). |
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12
| Johnson, Thomas | 1 | Oregon | From Sebright Gardens in Salem, Oregon. |
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| Joy Creek Nursery | 1 | Oregon | Nursery in Scappoose, Oregon which closed in 2021 |
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14
| Korlipara, Harini | 1 | Oregon | |
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15
| Marx, Walter | 1 | Oregon | Marx's Garden in Oregon |
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16
| Purtymun, Charles | 57 | 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. |
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17
| Rogers, Allan | 1 | Oregon | Caprice Farm Nursery of Oregon |
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18
| Sebright Gardens | 6 | Oregon | |
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19
| Starker, Carl | 2 | Oregon | Charles “Carl” Starker (1892-1988) owned the Carl Starker Floral Shop in Jennings
Lodge, Oregon until his retirement in 1981. |
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20
| Terra Nova Nurseries | 4 | Oregon | |
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21
| Tompkins, Chet | 71 | 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. |
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| Tompkins, Cynthia | 16 | Oregon | Cynthia Tompkins (1870-1951) from Thurston CountNebraska was one of the first Americans who actively hybridized hostas back in the 1930s. Her son, Chet, continued this legacy. |
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| Wagner, Wally | 2 | Oregon | |
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