I keep adding to my little collection of hostas which seems like a good idea at the time but as I grow them in large containers on wheels, they do take up a bit of patio space. I saw this little 'Reversed Patriot' (or Reverse Patriot), also known as Fire and Ice, and I had to have it. The regular
Patriot is a fabulous hosta with beautiful lily-like flowers and I can only image that this will be just as beautiful in maturity, but with a reverse pattern on its leaves.
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| A young Hosta 'Reversed Patriot' 23052016 |
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| A young Hosta 'Reversed Patriot' 23052016 |
The label says that 'Reversed Patriot' hosta is an excellent clump-forming plant with lavender-blue flowers in summer over variegated foliage that have dark green margins and pure white midribs. The dense growth helps to suppress weeds. It re-grows from ground level every year. It achieves a heigh of 60cm (2ft) and spread of 1 metre (3ft). It likes well-drained, moist soil in light shade and will tolerate full sun if the soil is always moist. In early winter, remove all the foliage. In spring, take measures to protect the plant against slugs and snails. If the plant becomes too large or congested then lift, divide, and replant in the autumn or spring.
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| Hosta 'Patriot' |
Note: I grow
my hostas in containers, lifted off the floor on little wheeled plant trolleys. The soil's surface is covered in sharp grit and I put a few, just a few, slug pellets around the plant on top of the grit, just in case. My hostas are not attacked, therefore, by slugs and snails.
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| Hosta 'Patriot' flowers |
