Hosta of the Day - Patriot's Fire

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Hosta of the Day - Patriot's Fire

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Patriot's Fire is a sport of Patriot. It is very similar to Moonlight.

Hosta Registry - http://www.hostaregistrar.org/detail.ph ... t's%20Fire
MyHostas - http://myhostas.be/db/hostas/Patriot's+Fire
Hosta Library - http://www.hostalibrary.org/p/patriotsfire.html

I have had this plant since 2009. This particular plant has a habit of multiple flowering. fortunei types will do that occasionally in my garden but while going through photos of this plant I noticed it has done it the last 3 years. Mid-July is the normal flowering period but in these shots the flowers are from a second flowering period - Aug 2011 & Sept 2012.

Here are some 2011 photos:
Patriot's Fire - August 6, 2011  -  with Academy Fire on the left
Patriot's Fire - August 6, 2011 - with Academy Fire on the left
Patriot's Fire - August 6, 2011
Patriot's Fire - August 6, 2011
Here are some photos from 2012:
Patriot's Fire - September 6, 2012
Patriot's Fire - September 6, 2012
Patriot's Fire - September 6, 2012
Patriot's Fire - September 6, 2012
Patriot's Fire - September 6, 2012
Patriot's Fire - September 6, 2012
Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ
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Re: Hosta of the Day - Patriot's Fire

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Here are some of the earlier photos of this plant in 2010.
Early in the season:
Patriot's Fire - May 13, 2010  -  with Academy Fire on the left
Patriot's Fire - May 13, 2010 - with Academy Fire on the left
Patriot's Fire - May 13, 2010  -  with some "stepped on" leaf damage
Patriot's Fire - May 13, 2010 - with some "stepped on" leaf damage
A shot highlighting the color variations in the leaf:
Patriot's Fire - July 19, 2010
Patriot's Fire - July 19, 2010
First flowering period:
Patriot's Fire - July 19, 2010
Patriot's Fire - July 19, 2010
Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ
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Re: Hosta of the Day - Patriot's Fire

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Later in the 2010 season:
Starting a second flower cycle:
Patriot's Fire - August 12, 2010
Patriot's Fire - August 12, 2010
Patriot's Fire - August 12, 2010
Patriot's Fire - August 12, 2010
Patriot's Fire - August 30, 2010
Patriot's Fire - August 30, 2010
Patriot's Fire - August 30, 2010
Patriot's Fire - August 30, 2010
Patriot's Fire - August 30, 2010
Patriot's Fire - August 30, 2010
Ed McHugh, Sicklerville NJ
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