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Patriot Plantain Lily

Hosta x 'Patriot'

Sku #4188

A superb compact selection with more heat tolerance than other popular varieties. This sport of 'Francee' features glossy, bold, dark green foliage with gleaming white edges. Great for brightening a full or dappled shade border. An herbaceous perennial.

  • Light Needs
    Full shade to filtered sun

    Light Needs

  • Water Needs
    Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat or containers.
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Key Feature
Bright, Compact Foliage
Light Needs
Full shade to filtered sun
Landscape Uses
Border, Container, Edging, Erosion Control, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Ground Cover, Mass Planting, Woodland Garden
Watering Needs:Water regularly - weekly, or more often in extreme heat or containers.
Botanical Pronunciation:HOSS-tuh
Plant type:Perennial
Deciduous/evergreen:Herbaceous
Sunset climate zones:1 - 10, 14 - 21
Growth rate:Moderate
Average landscape size:Moderate growing; forms dense clump 12 to 20 in. tall, 30 in. wide.
Special features:Attracts Hummingbirds, Compact Form, Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Gift Plant
Foliage color:Green
Blooms:Summer
Flower color:Purple
Flower attributesShowy Flowers
Garden styleAsian/Zen, Contemporary, Cottage, Rustic
Design IdeasWhere Hosta can't stand the heat, try Patriot in shade gardens. This is one of the few that works well in shaded tropical or exotic gardens. Its small scale is perfect for pockets in city gardens or courtyards, where every inch is premium. Particularly valuable to add brightness in Fern dells under trees and shade structures. Ideal as leafy accents where splash from non-chlorinated fountains and water gardens keep soils evenly moist.
Companion PlantsCoral Bells (Heuchera); Bleeding Heart (Dicentra); Painted Fern (Athyrium); Columbine (Aquilegia); Lungwort (Pulmonaria)
Care
Care Information
Provide slightly acidic, evenly moist, well-drained, humusy soil. Avoid harsh sun exposures. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish an extensive root system; once established, reduce frequency. Remove old, faded foliage before new leaves emerge in early spring.Pruning time: divide every 2 to 3 years in early spring..
History & Lore
History:
This selection is a sport of the popular variety, 'Francee', with wider leaf margins and brighter variegation. It was discovered at Mobjack Nursereis in Virginia; it was named and registered in the early 1990's by John Machen. 'Patriot' won the American Hosta Growers prestigious award for hosta of the year in 1997.
Lore:
This genus contains over 40 different species mostly native to China and Japan. H. plantaginea reached Europe in the 1780s, the species from which most modern hybrids descend. Due to the staggering number of existing hybrids that have been crossed and recrossed, plus the advances in tissue culture, ancestry of this and most modern hybrids is murky at best.
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 4 - 8

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