Hosta 'Love Pat' (tokudama 'Love Pat

Hosta, Love Pat Plantain Lily, Plantain Lily

Hosta 'Love Pat' — a medium-sized blue hosta prized for its thick, intensely blue leaves with a strong cupped form and heavy substance. Derived from Tokudama lineage, this cultivar develops a dense mound of rounded, heavily textured foliage that holds its blue color exceptionally well through the season. Near-white to pale lavender flowers appear above the foliage in midsummer, adding soft contrast to the bold leaves.

Type: Perennial

Mature Size:
Width: 30–36 in
Height: 16–20 in (to ~24 in in flower)

USDA Zones: 3a–8b

Form: Dense, rounded mound

Light: Partial shade to full shade; best blue color in filtered shade

Soil: Moist, well-drained soils rich in organic matter

Water: Moderate; prefers evenly moist soil

Wildlife: Attracts hummingbirds and bees

Features & Landscape Uses:
A highly regarded blue hosta for woodland gardens, shade borders, specimen planting, and mixed hosta collections. Its thick leaves provide excellent slug resistance, and the cupped foliage adds strong texture among flatter-leaved hostas.

Care:
Plant in shade to preserve the blue waxy coating. Provide consistent moisture and mulch annually to keep roots cool. Remove spent flower stalks after bloom and clean old foliage in early spring. Mature clumps improve with age and should be divided only when necessary. 🌿

Plant type

Perennial

Height

16-20"

Width

30-36"

Hardiness zones

3–9

Sunlight

Full Shade, Partial Shade

Growth rate

Moderate

Bloom time

Early Summer, Late Summer, Summer

Flower color

Lavender, White

Leaf color

Blue

Fall color

Blue Green, Steel Blue

Attracts

Bees, Hummingbirds

Soil

Moist well-drained, Rich

Landscape use

Accent Plant, Border, Container, Mass Planting, Rock Garden

Shape

Compact, Mounded, Rounded

Fragrant

Yes

Drought tolerant

No