Hosta Guacamole 2g

Hosta Guacamole (Hosta 'Guacamole') – Shopify Listing

Description:
Hosta Guacamole (Hosta 'Guacamole') is a large, award-winning perennial prized for its vibrant, apple-green to chartreuse leaves with wide, dark green margins—reminiscent of a freshly sliced avocado. The foliage color intensifies as the season progresses, creating a dazzling effect in shaded gardens. In late summer, tall scapes rise above the mound, bearing large, fragrant white to pale lavender flowers that attract hummingbirds and pollinators. This vigorous, sun-tolerant hosta forms a dense, rounded mound and is perfect for borders, mass plantings, or as a specimen in shade to part sun.

Plant Characteristics:

• Botanical Name: Hosta 'Guacamole'

• Common Name: Guacamole Hosta, Plantain Lily

• Type: Herbaceous perennial

• Mature Height: 24–32 inches

• Mature Spread: 36–54 inches

• Growth Habit: Dense, rounded mound

• Foliage: Large, glossy, apple-green/chartreuse centers with wide, dark green margins; color intensifies with sun

• Flower Color: Fragrant white to pale lavender

• Bloom Time: Mid to late summer

• Light Requirements: Partial shade to part sun (best color with some morning sun)

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

• Water Needs: Average; keep soil evenly moist

• Hardiness Zones: USDA 3–9

• Maintenance: Very low; remove old foliage in early spring, divide every 3–5 years

• Resistances: Deer resistant, drought tolerant once established, tolerant of urban conditions

• Wildlife: Attracts hummingbirds, bees, butterflies

• Uses: Shade gardens, borders, mass plantings, specimen plant, containers, ground cover