Hosta | Carol |
Status | registered |
Originator(s) | Frances Williams/AHS 1986 |
Origin | 'Fortunei' sport |
Size category | medium - large |
Plant height x width | 50x90 cm (20x35 in.) |
Leaf length x width | 18x15 cm (7x6 in.) |
Vein pairs | 9 |
Leaf color | dark green,white edge |
Variegation | edge |
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Flower | lavender |
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Fertile | no |
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Info | ='FRW #1429'. ='Fortunei Carol'. A sport of 'Fortunei' ('FRW #152'), cut out in 1967. Green with a cream edge, glaucous below. Cupped. Lavender flowers. Medium sized jade green with creamy white margin. Very stately! Dark green leaves with attractive white edge; lavender flowers. A fortunei type with white margined medium green leaves. Lavender flowers. 25 - 75 % shade. |
Sports | 'Carol's Sister' sport/ 'Jack Frost' sport/o |
Progeny | 'Aspiring Angel' = 'Sunshine Glory' x PP 'Cabin Boy' = 'Captain Kirk' x PP 'Costume Change' seedling 'Crown Royalty' = PP x 'Fortunei Aureomarginata' 'Hidden Gem' = 'Captain Kirk' x PP 'Kwick's Perky Purple Pixie' = 'Captain Kirk' x PP 'Lady Christin May' = 'Sum of All' x PP 'Lady Peyton' = PP x 'Hadspen Blue' 'Lady Renee' = 'Captain Kirk' x PP 'Lord Brendan' = PP x 'Hadspen Blue' 'Senora Colleen' = 'Sunshine Glory' x PP 'Vinnie's Janel' = PP x 'Hadspen Blue' |