No. Originator/Registrant Cultivars State/Country - - - - - - - - - - - - - About the Originator - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Adams, Joy 4 Iowa   2 Anderson, Chuck 4 New Hampshire Chuck and Sue Anderson are the owner/operators of Mason Hollow Nursery in New Hampshire. 3 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. 4 Anderson, Sue 4 New Hampshire Sue Anderson is co-owner/operator of Mason Hollow Nursery in New Hampshi. She has written articles for The HostJournal. 5 Arnold, Beth 4 Illinois   6 Bendig, Matt 4 Wisconsin   7 Black, Gwen 4 England Dr Gwen Black is a hosta hybridizer from England whose articles appear regularly in the journal of the British Hosta and Hemerocallis Society and The Hosta Journal of The American Hosta Society. 8 Bloom, Alan 4 England Alan Bloom (1906-2005) is credited with popularizing the concept of island beds instead of formal borders in the landscape. His Dell Garden at Bressingham is adjacent to his Blooms of Bressingham nursery in Diss, Norfolk, England. 9 DaPra, Sarah 4 Michigan   10 Donahue, Thomas 4 Massachusetts   11 Draper, Glen 4 Utah Glenn Draper (1946 -2003) was an elementary school teacher and owner of the Rocky Mountain Hosta Company in Utah. Glenn is the only hosta originator from Utah in our database. 12 Elchuk, Kevin 4 Canada Kevin and Olga Elchuk own the Giboshihill Hostas nursery in Ontario, Canada. 13 Elchuk, Olga 4 Canada Kevin and Olga Elchuk own the Giboshihill Hostas nursery in Ontario, Canada. 14 Epstein, Harold 4 New York Harold Epstein (1903-1997) was a founder and former President of the Hortus Club of New York. Harold was also President of the American Rock Garden Society, the Greater New York Orchid Society and the Northeast Region of the American Rhododendron Society. 15 Geske, Bob 4 Wisconsin Geske Gardens in Wisconsin 16 Goodman, Jack 4 New Jersey   17 Heinz, David 4 Michigan   18 Henjum, Paul 4 Minnesota   19 Herold, Glenn 4 Illinois Glenn Herold is a retired horticulture professor from Illinois Central College. He is the former president of the Midwest Regional Hosta Society and the Central Illinois Hosta Society. 20 Hird, Bob 4 Iowa   21 Kirschenlohr, Andreas 4 Germany Andreas Kirschenlohr is the owner of Staudengärtnerei Kirschenlohr nursery in Speyer, Germany. He is originator of the "Palatina" series. 22 Klinkhamer, Luc 4 Netherlands Luc Klinkhamer is a noted plantsman who works for the CNB plant brokerage company in the Netherlands. 23 Klopping, Minnie 4 Nebraska Minnie Klopping was an early hosta hybridizer from Minnesota. She is probably most known for originating the cultivar H. ‘Francee’ in the 1970s. 24 Kosasa 4 Japan   25 Lantis, Clarence 4 Delaware Clarence “Beets” Lantis was a good friend of hosta legend, Alex Summers and was active in The American Hosta Society during its formative years. 26 Lee, Jong-Suk 4 South Korea   27 Li, Haitao 4 China   28 Lichacz, Susan 4 Michigan   29 Lydon, Patrick 4 Illinois   30 Martin, Bud 4 Georgia   31 Milbradt, Marc 4 Minnesota   32 Mitchell, Bill 4 Pennsylvania   33 Montreal Botanical Garden 4 Canada   34 Muroya, Kimio 4 Japan   35 Oudolf, Piet 4 Netherlands Piet Oudolf (b. 1944) is a Dutch garden designer, nurseryman and author. He has been influential in the “New Perennial” movemnt of landscape design. 36 Pether, Glen 4 England   37 Pinterics, Michael 4 Wisconsin   38 Pollock, Ali 4 Delaware   39 Santa Lucia, Vic 4 North Carolina Vic Santa Lucia was President of The American Hosta Society from 1989 to 1992. A retired school teacher from New York, he moved to North Carolina in the early 1990s and formed a partnership with Van Sellers in Iron Gate Gardens. 40 Sully, Marcia 4 New York Marcia Sully is a retired teacher who is a member of the Western New York Hosta Society. She is on the Great Lakes Region Four board of directors and works on the annual Hosta College in Piqua, Ohio. Marcia is also one of the editors of the Online Journal of The American Hosta Society. 41 Suzuki, Kichigoro 4 Japan Kichigoro Suzuki is a plant collector and hybridizer from Japan. In 1957, he published a book titled, Insectivorous Plants. 42 Terra Nova Nurseries 4 Oregon   43 Thompson, Criss 4 Virginia Rick (c1951-1996) and Criss Thompson were owners of CR Hosta and Daylilies in Virginia. They introduced H. ‘Guardian Angel’ and the 2005 Hosta of the Year H. ‘Striptease’. 44 Thompson, Rick 4 Virginia Rick (c1951-1996) and Criss Thompson were owners of CR Hosta and Daylilies in Virginia. They introduced H. ‘Guardian Angel’ and the 2005 Hosta of the Year H. ‘Striptease’. 45 Tomashek, Cindy 4 Minnesota   46 Vaillancourt, Caryl 4 Canada Caryl Vaillancourt is a hosta enthusiast and hybridizer from Canada who is a member of the Ontario Hosta Society. 47 Van Erven, Dirk 4 Netherlands   48 Visser, Cees 4 Netherlands Cees Visser is a hosta hybridizer in The Netherlands and is a member of the Dutch Hosta Society. 49 Wallace 4 Unknown   50 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. 51 Barger, Anna 3 Canada   52 Barger, Bill 3 Canada   53 Barrett, Rosemary 3 New Zealand   54 Beuchert, Marianne 3 Germany Marianne Beuchert (1924-2007) was a florist, gardener and writer from Frankfurt, Germany. She was active with the Palmengarten in her home town. 55 Bond, John 3 England John Bond (1934-2002) was the Head Gardener at Savill Gardens near London, England. To the hosta world, he is best known for his introduction of the classic cultivar H. 'Great Expectations'. 56 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. 57 Briggs Nursery-WA 3 Washington Nursery in Olympia, Washington established in 1912. 58 Chatto, Beth 3 England Beth Chatto (1923-2018) was a renowned gardener, writer and plants- woman from England. 59 Couture, Lee 3 Maine   60 Crabb, Scott 3 Indiana   61 Dammen, Mike 3 Minnesota Owner of Hosta-Store.com in Minnesota 62 Dreessen, Jack 3 Iowa Introduced the "Tiffney's" series of hostas. 63 Eason, Alan 3 England Alan Eason became the manager of the Hadspen Nursery in England after the departure of Eric Smith in the 1980s. 64 Foster, Eugene 3 New York Eugene S. Foster was primarily a reknowned daylily hybridizer from New York. 65 Fox, G. 3 Indiana   66 Geske, Justin 3 Wisconsin Geske Gardens in Wisconsin 67 Goffery, James 3 New York   68 Gossett, Gary 3 Oregon   69 Harstad, Carolyn 3 Indiana Carolyn Harstad (1936-2018) was a co-founder of the Indianapolis Hosta Society and the Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society. She was the author of 3 books on the use of native plants. 70 Hofer, Linda 3 Ohio Antioch Farms in Ohio 71 Hoks, Harry 3 Minnesota   72 Hottovy, Les 3 Oregon Owner of Beyond Green LLC in Oregon 73 Hottovy, Steve 3 Oregon Owner of Beyond Green LLC in Oregon 74 Jernigan, Bettie 3 North Carolina Jernigan Gardens in North Carolina 75 Jury, Felix 3 New Zealand   76 Kinchen, Roger 3 New Hampshire   77 King, Jim 3 Washington   78 Klapwijk, Pieter 3 Canada   79 Laico, Michael 3 South Carolina   80 Landis, Henry 3 Canada   81 Lasek, Robert 3 Canada   82 Lauman 3 Unknown   83 Lehman, Dick 3 Minnesota Edgar “Dick” Lehman established Lehman Gardens nursery in 1931 in Fairbault, Minneso and operateit until 1972. 84 Leydens, Theo 3 Netherlands   85 Markland, Sandie 3 North Carolina   86 McBurney, Jim 3 Iowa   87 McBurney, Lois 3 Iowa   88 Megos, Stan 3 Connecticut   89 Mondt, Manfred 3 Ohio   90 Monrovia Nursery 3 California   91 Mullin, Joy 3 Iowa   92 Mussel, Hermann 3 Germany Hermann Mȕssel (1926-2010) was the Tech Director of the Sichtungsgarten Weihenstephan (Sightseeing Garden) in Germany until his retirement in 1991. 93 Myers, Gary 3 Wisconsin   94 NEO Plants Ltd 3 England Originators of one of the all-time classic hostas, H. 'June' which is One of the 28 Hosta of the Year winners through 2023 has been from this originator. 95 Onoda 3 Japan   96 Owens, Jean 3 Illinois   97 Owens, William 3 Illinois   98 Ragland, Butch 3 Indiana   99 Ramsey, Reldon 3 Iowa Reldon Ramsey of Iowa is the Editor of Hosta Horizons , the newsletter of the Russ O’Harra Hosta Society. 100 Rocknell Nursery 3 Ohio   101 Rossing, Richard 3 Minnesota   102 Schimana, Walter 3 Germany Walter Schimana owned a perennial nursery and landscaping company in Deiningen, Germany. 103 Skrocki, Ed 3 Ohio   104 Springer, Judy 3 Virginia   105 Ternes, Nick 3 Wisconsin   106 Thiemann, Olga 3 Ohio   107 Thompson, Steve 3 Indiana Thornhaven Nursery in Indiana 108 Tisch, Roland 3 Michigan   109 Van Hoorn, James 3 Illinois   110 Wade, Shirley 3 Ohio   111 White, Dave 3 Illinois   112 Wickenden, Michael 3 England   113 Willetts, Jesse 3 Ohio   114 Woodford, R. 3 Michigan   115 Abe, Hiroshi 2 Japan He is a noted plant explorer and plantsman in his native Japan. Mr. Abe is the author of a book whose English title would be Enjoyment of the Cultivation of Variegated Hostas. 116 Addison, Carlon 2 Ohio   117 Ahrens, Thomas 2 Germany   118 Applegate, Charles 2 Ohio   119 Bailey, Crickett 2 Vermont   120 Beaulier, P.J. 2 New Hampshire Owner of New Hampshire Hostas nursery. 121 Belk, Al 2 Unknown Sold hostas on eBay. 122 Bennett, Gerry 2 Massachusetts   123 Berbee, Leo 2 Netherlands   124 Berios, Tracy 2 Iowa   125 Black, Paul 2 Oregon From Sebright Gardens in Salem, Oregon. 126 Blue Jean Farms 2 Ohio Nursery in Warren, Ohio. 127 Boak, Tim 2 Ohio   128 Briggs Nursery-MA 2 Massachusetts Multiple generation business in North Attleboro, Massachusetts. 129 Brodeur, Ernie 2 Massachusetts Ernest J. “Ernie” Brodeur (1927-2003) worked at Fairmount Garden in Lowell Massachusetts for nationally known iris, daylily and hosta hybridizer, Elizabeth Nesmith. 130 Bronson, Gary 2 Ohio   131 Busse, Ainee 2 Minnesota Busse Gardens in Minnesota 132 Calderara, Carl 2 Rhode Island   133 Caprice Farm Nursery 2 Oregon Nursery in Sherwood, Oregon. 134 Centerton Nursery 2 New Jersey Wholesale plant nursery in Upper Deerfield Township, New Jersey 135 Christensen, John 2 New Jersey   136 Cooley, Violet 2 Arkansas Violet Cooley (1917-2008) was an early hosta hybridizer who introduced two of the first three hostas to be registered with The American Hosta Society. 137 Cory, Robert 2 Ohio Owner of Cory's Wildflower Gardens in Chillicothe, Ohio. 138 Craig, Jack 2 Japan James “Jack” Craig introduced the classic cultivar H. ‘Ginko Craig’ which he purchased in Japan in the 1970s. It is named for his wife, Ginko but the name is often misspelled since people assume it is named for the maidenhair tree, Ginkgo biloba. 139 Cumpson, J. Bruce 2 Canada Bruce Cumpson owns Olde Towne Gardens in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada. 140 Danik, Robert 2 Pennsylvania   141 Daughenbaugh, Walt 2 Pennsylvania   142 Dautzenberg, Marie-José 2 Netherlands   143 Dautzenberg, Theo 2 Netherlands   144 Dawber, Robert 2 New Zealand   145 Dove, Bill 2 Indiana   146 Dove, Wanda 2 Indiana   147 Ellerbroek, Paul 2 Iowa Paul Ellerbroek (1933-1978) was an early hosta enthusiast from Iowa. 148 Ellison, Bob 2 Illinois   149 Engel, Karen 2 Washington   150 Engler, Adolf 2 Germany German botanist Adolf Engler (1844–1930) 151 Erikson, Pam 2 Canada Erikson's Daylily Garden British Columbia, Canada 152 Franks, Richard 2 North Carolina   153 Gardenview Horticultural Park 2 Ohio Established by Henry Ross in the late 1940s and opened to the public in 1961. 154 Geers, Jeanie 2 Iowa Dry Creek Hostas in Iowa 155 Geers, Jerry 2 Iowa Dry Creek Hostas in Iowa 156 Giese, K. 2 Wisconsin   157 Goad, Tom 2 Ohio   158 Greers, Jeanie & Jerry 2 Iowa Owners of Dry Creek Hostas and originators of the "Dry Creek" series. 159 Grounds, Roger 2 England   160 Harle, Dennis 2 Wisconsin   161 Harris, Ken 2 Illinois   162 Harris, Robert 2 Georgia   163 Haskell, Allen 2 Massachusetts   164 Heinz, Jim 2 Iowa   165 Herman, Robert 2 Connecticut   166 Hermens, Pieter 2 Netherlands   167 Herzog, Don 2 California   168 Holland (unknown) 2 Unknown   169 Holland, Cornelia 2 Tennessee She donated her 800 hosta collection to establish Tranquility - The Cornelia B. Holland Hosta Garden at the University of Tennessee Knoxville campus. 170 Honda 2 Japan   171 Hoover, Walt 2 Wisconsin   172 Horinaka 2 Japan   173 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. 174 Ichie, Toyokazu 2 Japan   175 Indianapolis Hosta Society 2 Indiana   176 Innis Metro Gardens 2 Ohio Part of the Central Ohio Park System near Cleveland. 177 Johns, Eddie 2 New Zealand   178 Johnson, Ross 2 Minnesota   179 Karbula, Steve 2 Ohio   180 Kato, Kiyoshi 2 Japan   181 Kiehne, Myrtle 2 Minnesota Myrtle E. Kiehne (1898-1992) of Douglas County, Minnesota was one of the very early hosta hybridizers. 182 Knechtel, Ken 2 Canada Rainforest Gardens in Canada 183 Koza, Carole 2 New York   184 Kridler, Barrie 2 Ohio   185 Kuntz, J. 2 Illinois   186 Langdon, Olive Bailey 2 Alabama Olive Bailey Langdon (1927-2007) was one of the first women lawyers from Alabama. She was President of the Birmingham Daylily Society and of the Birmingham Area Iris Society. Olive was the fourth President of The American Hosta Society serving between 1985 and 1989 and was the recipient of the Alex J. Summers Distinguished Merit Award in 1991. 187 Lehrer, Jonathon 2 Connecticut   188 Lehtola, Paula 2 Massachusetts Paula Lehtola from Massachusetts is the Vice President Awards and Honors for The American Hosta Society. She is a past President of the New England Hoa Society. 189 Lighty, Richard 2 Pennsylvania   190 Lisik, Philip 2 Michigan   191 Lockwood, Mikky 2 Georgia   192 Lunsford, Ernest Jr. 2 Georgia   193 Lynch, P. 2 Maryland   194 McElwee, Molly 2 New York   195 Merritt, Richard 2 New Hampshire New Hampshire Hostas in New Hampshire 196 Meyer, Gerry 2 Minnesota Gerry and Jean Meyer own Turkey Run Hosta and are active members of the Shades of Green Hosta Society of Southeast Minnesota. 197 Meyer, Jean 2 Minnesota Gerry and Jean Meyer own Turkey Run Hosta and are active members of the Shades of Green Hosta Society of Southeast Minnesota. 198 Meyer, Roxanne 2 Iowa   199 Meyer, Terry 2 Wisconsin   200 Moore, Ernest 2 Georgia   201 Morzajew, Barbara 2 Wisconsin   202 Mulzer, Mark 2 Wisconsin   203 Northern Illinois Hosta Society 2 Illinois   204 Pierson, Robert 2 Illinois   205 Pinder, Jeff 2 England From Hutton Hostas in England and introducer of the "Pinani" series. 206 Plemmons, Chuck 2 South Carolina   207 Potts, C. 2 England   208 Poulsgaard, Preben 2 Denmark   209 Pratt, Mary 2 Illinois   210 Proctor, Richard 2 England   211 Proctor, Sue 2 England   212 Rassmann 2 Unknown   213 Reinermann, Werner 2 Netherlands   214 Ritchey, Allen 2 Wisconsin   215 Roberts, Mark 2 England Mark Roberts of Stafford Lake Nursery in England was the recipient of the Newbold Hosta Vase award from the British Hosta and Hemerocallis Society for his cultivar H. ‘Niki Mouse’. 216 Roozekrans, Andi 2 Washington   217 Sataka, Toshihiko 2 Japan   218 Schaeffer, Robert 2 Delaware   219 Schenk, George 2 Ohio   220 Schmidt, Jon 2 New York   221 Scroggy, Ian 2 Northern Ireland Ian Scroggy operates the Bali-Hai Nursery in Northern Ireland. 222 Seale, Rob 2 Ohio   223 Seitz, Traci 2 Iowa Operates Granny T's Gardens in Iowa 224 Sekini 2 Japan   225 Shady Characters Nursery 2 South Carolina   226 Shrage, Steven 2 Unknown   227 Shugart, Janet 2 Nebraska   228 Skylands Nursery 2 New Jersey   229 Smead, John J. 2 New York Quest Creek in New York 230 Smetana, Don 2 Washington   231 Smith, Scott 2 Georgia   232 Soucek, Jon 2 Ohio Jon Soucek (1949-2013) and his daughter, Rachel, started hybridizing hostas in the early 1990s in Ohio. Jon was a founding member and President of the North Coast Hosta Society of Ohio. He was a certified judge at hosta shows and a past President of the Great Lakes Region of The American Hosta Society. 233 South Africa 2 South Africa   234 Springarn, Eleanor 2 New York   235 Starker, Carl 2 Oregon Charles “Carl” Starker (1892-1988) owned the Carl Starker Floral Shop in Jennings Lodge, Oregon until his retirement in 1981. 236 Starr, R. 2 New York   237 Sunny Border Nursery 2 Connecticut   238 Takashima 2 Japan   239 Tempel, Arlie 2 Missouri Arlie Tempel is a co-founder and past President of the St Louis Hosta Society. 240 Teslow, Richard 2 Illinois   241 Tiffany, Barbara 2 Pennsylvania   242 Timm, Phil 2 Wisconsin   243 Torvinen, Andy 2 Michigan   244 Umezawa, Senkichi 2 Japan   245 Van Vliet, Arie 2 Netherlands Arie van Vliet owner of De Heren C. Klijn en Co. in the Netherlands and hosta hybridizer who was the founder of the Dutch Hosta Society in 1989. 246 Verkade, John 2 New Jersey   247 Vilmorin et Andrieux 2 Canada Vilmorin-Andrieux et Cie is a French nursery located in Paris and was founded in 1743. 248 Vogel 2 Unknown   249 Wagner, Wally 2 Oregon   250 Walker, O. 2 England   251 Watanabe, Kazuyuki 2 Japan   252 Werner, Klaus 2 Germany   253 Williams, Andrew 2 New Hampshire   254 Williams, Ron 2 Wisconsin House of Hostas in Wisconsin 255 Wittebol, J. 2 Belgium   256 Wittebol, R. 2 Belgium   257 Yinger, Barry 2 Pennsylvania Plant explorer who discovered the species H. yingeri and former owner of Asiatica Nursery in Pennsylvania 258 Zidonis, Rita 2 Ohio   259 Zidonis, Wayne 2 Ohio   260 Zumach, Hank 2 Wisconsin   261 Zwagerman, Mary 2 Michigan
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