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| Hosta | Karin |
| Status | registered |
| Originator(s) | Gerard Heemskerk 2005 |
| Origin | 'Anne' sport |
| Size category | medium - large |
| Plant height x width | 76x127 cm (30x50 in.) |
| Leaf length x width | 15x10 cm (6x4 in.) |
| Vein pairs | 8 |
| Leaf color | dark green,creamy white edge |
| Variegation | edge |
| Leaf | very cupped |
| Petiole | |
| Scape | |
| Scape height | 55 cm (22 in.) |
| Flower | |
| Flower length | 7 cm (2.8 in.) |
| Fragrant | |
| Flowering period | July - August |
| Fertile | |
| Pod | |
| Ploidy | 4-4-4 sport |
| Patents | PP12663, EUPBR8658#Terminated |
| Info | PP12663 (28/5/2002). Named after one of Mr. Heemskerk's daughters. From Holland, a tetraploid white margin fortunei type. Discovered in Holland, H. 'Karin' is a reverse mutation of H. 'Anne', which itself is a tetraploid mutation of H. 'Fortunei Aureomarginata'. The very dark black-green foliage is surrounded by a wide creamy gold border. The 3' wide clumps are topped in mid-summer with stalks of light lavender flowers. From Holland: a sport of H. 'Fortunei Hyacinthina' with very dark green leaves surrounded by a variable creamy-white margin. Probably a tetraploid and similar to H. 'Patriot' but the leaf is cupped and the margin is not quite as wide. Lavender flowers. |
| Sports | |
| Progeny | 'Dark Matter' seedling 'Shake Hands' = PP x 'Hands Up' |