Patriot Hosta
Hosta ‘Patriot’ · a white-edged green hosta
A classic variegated hosta whose broad, deep green leaves are edged in crisp white, brightening shady beds and borders, with lavender flowers on tall stalks in summer. Once established it copes with some dry shade, though it's fullest with steady moisture. Deer, rabbits and slugs love it, so protect it where they roam.
- Mature size
- 1 × 2.5 ft
- 0.4 × 0.7 m, tall × wide
- Hardiness
- Zones 3a–8b
- USDA
- Sun
- Part sun to full shade
- Water
- Medium
- Blooms
- Jul–Aug
Patriot Hosta at its mature size
A mature Patriot Hosta grows 1 to 1.5 feet tall and 2 to 2.5 feet wide.
Drawn to scale beside a 5 ft 9 in person. With VeraScape, you see it at this size in your own yard.
Typical mature size, unpruned. Sources: Missouri Botanical Garden.
Through the year
What Patriot Hosta looks like month by month in a typical zone 6–7 garden.
Below ground · Nov–Apr
Dies back to the ground; draw nothing but keep it selectable.
In leaf · May–Jun, Sep–Oct
White-margined heart-shaped leaves, no flower stalks.
In flower · Jul–Aug
The same leaf mound with a few stalks of lavender bell flowers just above it.
Photos
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Growing Patriot Hosta
- Grows well in
- The Northeast, the Southeast, the Midwest, the Plains and Mountain West, and the Pacific Northwest.
- Good for
- Groundcover and shade garden
- Leaves
- Dies back in winter
- Native to
- Japan, Korea, and China
Spacing
VeraScape spaces plants so their grown canopies just touch. For Patriot Hosta, that’s about 2.5 ft apart, center to center.
Place a row in your own yard and VeraScape spaces them at their mature width, so you can see whether they’ll crowd the walk.
See Patriot Hosta in your yard before you dig
Visualize it at its true size, alongside the rest of your design.
Other hostas
Francee Hosta
Patriot Hosta
June Hosta
Wide Brim HostaAll drawn to the same scale.