Guacamole Hosta is a shade-loving herbaceous perennial primarily grown for their foliage. The large, curling basal leaves are marbled with blue-green, soft green, and yellow streaks and deep veins. The fragrant bell-like white-lavender flowers raise up in terminals from the rootstalk above the mound in mid-summer attracting butterflies. Best color in partial sun and moist well-drained soils. Requires full shade if grown in hot summer areas.
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Type:
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Perennial
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Height:
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1' - 1.5'
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Spread:
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1' - 1.5’
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Spacing:
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1’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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3 - 8
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Culture:
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Part Sun, Full Shade
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Bloom Color:
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Purple
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Season of Interest:
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Summer
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Snails and slugs can cause severe problems if left unchecked. Foliar nematodes can cause interveinal browning. Plants infected with Hosta Virus X (HVX), tobacco rattle virus or tomato ring spot virus should be immediately removed from garden areas and destroyed. Otherwise, little to no problems.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Rock Gardens, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Lungwort, Ligularia, Coral Bells
IMAGES: Photoset by F. D. Richards, (1) Hosta 'Guacamole', 2015 (1),(2)+(3), (2) Hosta 'Guacamole', 2017
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown
