Trade names are sometimes used in the nursery industry as common names for various hosta cultivars. These names should be in all capital letters and quotation marks should not be used. However, they often are improperly written with single quotes like cultivar names. Here are the most commonly found trade names.
BLUE GIANT (sieboldiana 'Elegans') GOLD CROWN ('Fortunei Aureomarginata') POLAR MOON ('Clifford's Polar Moon') REGAL SPLENDORTM- Walters Gardens SHADOWLAND® - a collection of hostas by Walters Gardens, marketed by Proven Winners SILVER CROWN ('Fortunei Albomarginata') SILVER VARIEGATED ('Undulata') TWINKLES ('Fortunei Aurea') WHITE BAND ('Undulata Albomarginata') YELLOW BAND ('Fortunei Aureomarginata') |
A hosta name is occasionally trademarked and is indicated so by using "TM" after the name. If a trademark name is filed with the USPTO, then a ® symbol is shown afterward. Trademarked names are generally capitalized, just like trade names. Below is a list of names which have been trademarked, including some which have been dropped.
BLUE BOUNTYTM ('Blue Vision') - HGTV HOME/ Agricola Management Group BLUE DEWTM ('First Frost') - HGTV HOME/ Agricola Management Group CHEESECAKETM ('Allan P. McConnell') - Martha Stewart/ Kmart CITRINE SUPREMETM ('Orange Marmalade') - HGTV HOME/ Agricola Management Group DESIGNER HOSTASTM- Walters Gardens FROSTY RIBBONS® ('MonLisa' PP#25,958) - Monrovia Nursery Co. GOLDMINETM ('Rainforest Sunrise') - HGTV HOME/ Agricola Management Group HAPPY HIPPOTM ('Tokudama Flavocircinalis') - Centerton Nursery/ Blew Label Perennials HEAVEN SCENTTM ('Heaven Scent')- Walters Gardens IRISH DIAMONDSTM ('Allan P. McConnell') - Centerton Nursery/ Blew Label Perennials LA VISTATM ('Bedazzled') - HGTV HOME/ Agricola Management Group LEPRECHAUN'S LOOTTM ('Northern Exposure') - HGTV HOME/ Agricola Management Group NORTHERN HALOTM ('Northern Halo')- Walters Gardens NORTHERN LIGHTSTM ('Northern Lights')- Walters Gardens NORTHERN MISTTM ('Northern Mist')- Walters Gardens NORTHERN SUNRAYTM ('Northern Sunray')- Walters Gardens PURPLE SENSATION ('Stirfry')- various Dutch nurseries SILVER STARTM (rectifolia 'Ginbuchi Tachi')- K. Muroya/ Q & Z Nursery STEAL THE LIMELIGHTTM ('Morning Light') - HGTV HOME/ Agricola Management Group SUNDANCERTM ('Bersun')- Leo Berbee SUNHOSTATM('Host Sun 08')- Bernard Chodyla/ Gro-Link WHITE SHOULDERSTM ('White Shoulders')- Walters Gardens |
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