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Several named
hostas or species have been used in
hybridizing new cultivars or have been sport
parent to many. Also listed are numbered
plants that were used in making hybrid
crosses but, for some reason, were not
themselves ever given a cultivar name. One
list shows hostas that have the word
"Breeder" in their names.
We also have
lists of "significant" breeding plants from
such references as
The Hostapedia by
Mark Zilis (2009)
or
The
Genus Hosta by
W. George Schmid (1991) and various
websites. |
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All hostas,
at one time, originated from a species
plant. In recent decades, records have been
kept on the origin of more named cultivars
so we know which species was used. In many
cases, the species may be in the
"Background" of a plant or the cultivar may
be a certain "Type" related to their
appearance. |