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Listed below are people credited for the origination and/or registration of 5 or more new cultivars of hosta. The top list is in alphabetical order whitle the lower list is by number of hostas introduced.. Some of these new plants are the result of breeding done by the hands of the hybridizer while others were accomplished by bees.

The lower list are those who have originated or registered hosta sports. These new plants were either "discovered" in the garden or nursery or came about as the result of the tissue culture propagation process.

 
The following have introduced 5 or more offspring from cultivars developed by this person:
  1. Paul Aden
  2. Stuart Asch
  3. Hisatoyo Asami
  4. Jim Anderson
  5. Ken Anderson
  6. Anne Arett
  7. Liberty Hyde Bailey
  8. Bob Balitewicz
  9. Pauline Banyai
  10. Doug Beilstein
  11. Herb Benedict
  12. John Bond
  13. Roger & Ann Bowden
  14. Wm Brincka
  15. Mary Chastain
  16. Jack Craig
  17. Don Dean
  18. Emile Deckert
  19. Thomas Donahue
  20. Mervin Eisel
  21. Ed Elslager
  22. Lawrence Englerth
  23. Clarence Falstad
  24. Eunice Fisher
  25. Eugene Foster
  26. Marco Fransen
  27. Rick Goodenough
  28. Randy Goodwin
  29. Hideko Gowen
  30. Vivian Grapes
  31. Gray and Cole Nursery
  32. Diana Grenfell
  33. John Grullemans
  34. Jerry Hadrava
  35. Eigon Hagiwara
  36. Hans Hansen
  37. Gretchen Harshbarger
  38. Jim Hawes
  39. Gerardus Heemskerk
  40. Dan Heims
  41. Roy Herold
  42. Ken Herrema
  43. Shuichi Hirao
  44. Paul Hofer

 
  1. Gladys Holly
  2. Dr. Nils Hylander
  3. Bill Janssen
  4. Greg Johnson
  5. Gil Jones
  6. Roy Klehm
  7. Minnie Klopping
  8. Heinz Klose
  9. Gus Krossa
  10. Rod Kuenster
  11. Bob Kuk
  12. John Kulpa
  13. Wm & Eleanor Lachman
  14. Richard Langfelder
  15. Clarence Lantis
  16. Dick Lehman
  17. Jereon Linneman
  18. Ron Livingston
  19. Doug Lohman
  20. Ran Lydell
  21. Ron Lysne
  22. John Machen
  23. Carl Mack
  24. Fumio Maekawa
  25. Alex Malloy
  26. Lily Maroushek
  27. Hiroshi Masoka
  28. Alan McConnell
  29. Bill Meyer
  30. Eldrin Minks
  31. Steve Moldovan
  32. Jeff Moore
  33. Rob Mortko
  34. Toyozo Nakayama
  35. Naylor Creek
  36. NEO Plants Ltd
  37. Elizabeth Nesmith
  38. Niche Gardens
  39. Frank Nyikos
  40. Russ O'Harra
  41. Piet Oudolf
  42. Clarence Owens
  43. Olga Petryszyn

 
  1. Loleta Powell
  2. Charles Purtymun
  3. George Rasmussen
  4. David Reath
  5. Frank Riehl
  6. Peter Ruh
  7. Robert Savory
  8. Jim Schwarz
  9. Alttara Scheer
  10. Steve Schulte
  11. Patricia Scolnik
  12. Mildred Seaver
  13. Van Sellers
  14. Shady Oaks Nursery
  15. Florence Shaw
  16. Bill Silvers
  17. Brian and Virginia Skaggs
  18. Barry Sligh
  19. Eric Smith
  20. Bob Solberg
  21. Marge & Clarence Soules
  22. Bev & Dave Stegeman
  23. David Stone
  24. Hajime Sugita
  25. Alex Summers
  26. Ursula Syre-Herz
  27. Kent Terpening
  28. Rick & Criss Thompson
  29. Cynthia & Chet Tompkins
  30. Jan van den Top
  31. Danny van Eechaute
  32. Gert Van Eijk-Bos
  33. Kevin Vaughn
  34. Van Wade
  35. Dick Ward
  36. Piet Warmerdam
  37. Chick Wasitis
  38. Kenji Watanabe
  39. Jim Wilkins
  40. Frances Williams
  41. Arthur Wrede
  42. H.A. Zager
  43. Mark Zilis
  44. Ben Zonneveld
  45. Wm Zumbar
  1. Paul Aden - 637
  2. Herb Benedict - 421
  3. Florence Shaw 391
  4. Kevin Vaughn 308
  5. Eric Smith 246
  6. Mildred Seaver 238
  7. Mark Zilis 209
  8. Frances Williams 204
  9. Bob Solberg 108
  10. Fumio Maekawa 168
  11. Wm & Eleanor Lachman 154
  12. Jerry Hadrava - 116
  13. Bob Solberg 108
  14. Rod Kuenster - 108
  15. Kenji Watanabe 105
  16. Mary Chastain - 91
  17. Eigon Hagiwara 91
  18. Robert Savory 78
  19. Richard Langfelder 77/1
  20. Roy Klehm - 74
  21. Hans Hansen - 72
  22. Dr. Nils Hylander - 72
  23. Cynthia & Chet Tompkins 71
  24. Van Wade 68
  25. Alex Malloy 64
  26. Liberty Hyde Bailey 64
  27. Pauline Banyai - 63
  28. Wm Brincka 63
  29. Rick & Criss Thompson  56/2
  30. Olga Petryszyn 56
  31. Dick Ward 55
  32. Emile Deckert 53
  33. Gus Krossa - 52
  34. David Stone 51/7
  35. Charles Purtymun 50
  36. Danny van Eechaute 49
  37. Ed Elslager - 48
  38. Clarence Owens 48
  39. Arthur Wrede 47
  40. John Machen 47/5
  41. Hajime Sugita 45
  42. Bob Kuk - 44
  43. Brian and Virginia Skaggs 43
  44. Don Dean - 42
  45. Van Sellers 42/6
  46. Ron Livingston 40
  47. NEO Plants Ltd 36/2
  48. Eldrin Minks 34
  49. Ken Anderson 33
  50. John Kulpa 33/4
  51. Marco Fransen - 32
  52. Minnie Klopping 32/2
  53. Alttara Scheer 31
  54. Jan van den Top 30
  55. Greg Johnson - 30
  56. Jeff Moore 29
  57. Jack Craig 29
  58. Peter Ruh 29
  59. Loleta Powell 29/3
  60. Jim Hawes 28
  61. Shady Oaks Nursery 28
  62. Paul Hofer 27
  63. Roy Herold 27
  64. Doug Beilstein - 25
  65. Alex Summers 24
  66. Kent Terpening 24/7
  1. Russ O'Harra 24
  2. Gladys Holly 24/4
  3. John Bond 23/1
  4. Jim Schwarz 23
  5. Vivian Grapes 23
  6. John Grullemans 23
  7. Jim Anderson 22
  8. Chick Wasitis 22
  9. Jim Wilkins 21
  10. Gert Van Eijk-Bos 20/4
  11. Gil Jones - 19
  12. Elizabeth Nesmith 18/4
  13. Bev & Dave Stegeman 17
  14. Hisatoyo Asami 16
  15. Gerardus Heemskerk - 16
  16. Thomas Donahue 15
  17. Gretchen Harshbarger 15
  18. Shuichi Hirao 14/4
  19. Bob Balitewicz 14
  20. Hiroshi Masoka 14/1
  21. Diana Grenfell - 13
  22. Frank Nyikos 12
  23. Lawrence Englerth 12
  24. Rick Goodenough - 12
  25. Randy Goodwin - 12
  26. Hideko Gowen - 12
  27. Ken Herrema 12
  28. George Rasmussen  12/2
  29. Niche Gardens  11/1
  30. Ursula Syre-Herz 11
  31. Mervin Eisel 11
  32. Stuart Asch -10
  33. Wm Zumbar 10
  34. Naylor Creek 9/3
  35. Anne Arett 9
  36. Clarence Falstad - 9
  37. Marge & Clarence Soules 9
  38. Ran Lydell 9
  39. David Reath  8/3
  40. Bill Silvers 8
  41. Rob Mortko 8/2
  42. Heinz Klose 8/5
  43. Ron Lysne 8
  44. Gray and Cole Nursery 7
  45. Roger & Ann Bowden 7
  46. Eunice Fisher - 7
  47. Alan McConnell 7/1
  48. Toyozo Nakayama 7/2
  49. Patricia Scolnik 7
  50. Piet Warmerdam 7/2
  51. Ben Zonneveld 6/2
  52. Carl Mack 6
  53. Steve Moldovan 6/2
  54. Frank Riehl 6/2
  55. Lily Maroushek 6/2
  56. Clarence Lantis 6/2
  57. Bill Meyer 5
  58. Eugene Foster 5
  59. Steve Schulte 5
  60. Piet Oudolf  5/1
  61. Barry Sligh 5
  62. Dick Lehman 5/1
  63. Bill Janssen 5/2
  64. Dan Heims 5
  65. Doug Lohman 5/2
  66. Jereon Linneman 23

 

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