 This deeply cupped, dark blue
hosta was originated by
Florence Shaw of Massachusetts and registered by
Paul Aden of New York in 1978. It is a hybrid of H. 'Blue Velvet' × H. 'Blue
Vision'.
Forming a large size (19 inches high
by 40 inches wide) mound, this cultivar is known for its thick, heavily
corrugated, broadly ovate and cupped foliage. It produces dense clusters of
near white flowers from late June into July.
 According to
The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis (2009), "Though slow-growing, 'Love Pat'ranks among the best in the blue-green cultivar category. As it
matures, the corrugation increases and it becomes somewhat
unruly."
The New Encyclopedia of Hostas by
Diana
Grenfell (2009) states: "In the hottest climates the leaves turn dark green
after mid-summer. Slow to increase in its early years but much faster growing in
maturity."
 An article by Warren I. Pollock in
The
Hosta Journal (2014 Vol. 45 No. 1) states that, "The
American Hosta Society
Cultivar Origination Commission…concluded that
Kevin C. Vaughn
and the late Florence Shaw should be credited for some of Aden’s
registrations…Eight of
Paul Aden ’s
crème de la crème registrations are credited
to Kevin Vaughn as originator and 16 to Florence Shaw…Among them are H. ‘Fragrant Bouquet’ (K. Vaughn – 1982), ‘So Sweet’ (K. Vaughn –1986), ‘Zounds’
(F. Shaw – 1978), ‘Love Pat’ (F. Shaw – 1978), ‘Sum
and Substance’ (F. Shaw –
1980) and ‘Blue
Angel’ (F. Shaw – 1986)."
This cultivar has been awarded the Royal Horticultural Society's
Award of Garden Merit in the
UK.
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 An article by
Warren I. Pollack in
The
Hosta Journal (2020 Vol. 51 No. 1) titled
Doppelgänger Hostas: Fancy Name for
Look-alike Hostas, included a long list of hostas
which various hostaphiles, published articles or other sources have
indicated "look" the same. Some of these are, in fact, the same
plant with two or more different names. Others are hostas that vary
in some minor trait which is not immediately discernable to the
casual observer such as seasonal color variations, bloom traits, ploidy, etc. So, as Warren mentions, hostaphiles may differ as to the
plants listed but then, their opinions are based on visual observations and interpretations. |
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H.
'Blue
Splendor' and H. 'Love
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