In his role as International Registrar for the Genus Hosta (2005-2015), Kevin Walek decided to register many "well known" but non-registered hosta cultivars on behalf of their originators both alive and dead. In 2009 by our count, he registered plants for over 50 different originators including the following:
 

 
  1. Dr Ralph (Herb) Benedict
  2. Sandra Bond
  3. Kirk Brill
  4. Kate Carpenter
  5. Sarah Dapra
  6. Glen Draper
  7. Clarence Falstad, III
  8. Diana Grenfell
  9. Handy Hatfield
  10. Dan Heims
  11. Roy Herold
  12. Japan
  13. Bill Janssen
  14. Greg Johnson
  15. Dr. Lloyd (Gil) Jones
  16. Felix Jury
  17. Roy Klehm
  18. John Kulpa
  1. Wm and Eleanor Lachman
  2. Ran Lydell
  3. Dr Fumio Maekawa
  4. Eldren Minks
  5. Bill Mitchell
  6. Steve Moldovan
  7. Coletta Noffsinger
  8. Russ O'Harra
  9. Clarence Owens
  10. Loleta Powell
  11. Dr David Reath
  12. Henry Ross
  13. Bonnie Ruetenik
  14. Vic Santa Lucia
  15. Patricia Scolnik
  16. Mildred Seaver
  17. Florence Shaw
  18. Ed Skrocki
  1. Gunther Stark
  2. Alex Summers
  3. Richard Taylor
  4. Chet Tompkins
  5. Kurt Tramposch
  6. Arie Van Vliet
  7. Dr Kevin Vaughn
  8. Andre Viette
  9. Van Wade
  10. Chick Wasitis
  11. Walden West
  12. Walters Gardens, Inc.
  13. Piet Warmerdam
  14. Henry Weissenberger
  15. Mark Zilis
  16. Wm Zumbar
 
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