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- Hosta x ‘Patriot’
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 3a to 9b
- A tough plant that can take the heat, ‘Patriot’ also gives you outstanding, crisp, white, streaked margins on dark green leaves that really shine in shade. The leaves are ovate with a slightly wavey edge and creamy yellow margins in the spring. Lavendar flowers on tall spikes appear in midsummer attract hummingbirds and songbirds. This one has good sun tolerance. Its smaller scale also makes ‘Patriot’ suitable for containers and pocket gardens.
- 1997 Hosta of the Year
- Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish roots. Very effective in groups or massed.
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- Perennials ... Seasonal Color - Groundcover
- Growth Size: Low Plant - 15 to 20 inches tall, 30 to 36 inches wide
- Growth Habit: Dense - Mounding
- Features: Easy To Grow, Excellent foliage color, Long-lived
- Slug Resistant, Tolerates Urban Pollution
- Attracts: Hummingbirds, Butterflies, Pollinators
- Garden Ideas:
- Shade, White-Moonlit-Night, Cutting
- Flower features: Good for Cut Flowers
- Narrow, funnel-shaped, medium-lavender flowers on 30 inch scapes that bloom in summer
- Foliage type and color: Herbaceous, Dark Green
- Large, variegated, oval leaves have deep green centers and wide irregular white margins of creamy yellow to crisp white
- Landscape Uses: Beds, Grouping, Shady areas
- Accent, Border, Container, Mass Planting, Ground Cover, Specimen
- ‘Patriot’ Hosta is a Low maintenance plant
- Growth Size: Low Plant - 15 to 20 inches tall, 30 to 36 inches wide
- Growth Rate: Medium
- Spacing: 2-3 ft apart
- Exposure: Partial Shade to Full Shade
- Watering: Evenly Moist Average Water once a week in extreme heat
- Soil Types: Adaptable to pH Moist, well-drained Enriched with organic matter
- General Plant Care: Divide clumps every 2 to 3 years in early spring. Best with regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. Provide enriched, slightly acidic, evenly moist soil. Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish roots.
- General Planting Tips: Hostas prefer shady sites with adequate moisture. Hostas can vary in size, so check your plant tag for space requirements. Dig a hole two times the width of the container. Remove plant from container and place in the hole after having loosened the root ball slightly. Add soil back to the hole ensuring the top of the root ball is even with the soil level. Water and add more soil if needed. Add 2-3inches of mulch around plant. Water thoroughly during initial planting, using as much water as necessary to thoroughly water plants and surrounding bed. For the first 3-4 weeks it is important to regularly check and water your plants. Once established only water as necessary.
- General Fertilizing Tips: Fertilize in spring when new growth appears, and once more before flowering with a general purpose or slow-release fertilizer.
- General Pruning suggestions: Prune off flower stalks/scapes after flowers fade. For a neat apperance, remove old foliage in early winter when plants are fully dormant.
- Bloom Tips: Pinch early in the growing season for a fuller, bushier plant
