Perennial
Hosta 'Guacamole'
Hosta
Plant Type: Perennial
Exposure: Morning Sun / Afternoon Shade Shade Tolerant
MORNING sun/AFTERNOON shade to FULL shade
Medium-large size selection featuring huge, apple green leaves with dark green margins. Foliage color intensifies with sun exposure. Fragrant, pale lavender flowers in July. Leaves are 11" long and 8" wide. American Hosta Growers' Association 2002 Hosta of the Year.
Height22"
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Spread38"
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Growth HabitFILLER (mounded)
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Landscape Application:
Specimen, group or mass in beds and borders and shade gardens. Great for garden containers.
Hosta 'Guacamole' Plant Care:
Prefers richly organic, moist, well drained soil.
USDA Hardiness Zone: Zone 3 (-40/-30F)
Hosta Characteristics & Attributes
Season of Interest
MIDSEASON (May-June), LATE (July-frost)
Mid Season (May - June)
Late Season (July - frost)
Soil Moisture Needs
Moderate soil moisture.
Moderate
Special Benefits
Cut Flower / or Foliage
Fragrant
Nature Attraction
Hummingbirds