Hosta, Guacamole Hosta

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.

Type:	Perennial
Height:	1' - 1.5'
Spread:	1' - 1.5’
Spacing:	1’
USDA Hardiness Zone:	3 - 8
Culture:	Part Sun, Full Shade
Bloom Color:	Purple
Season of Interest:	Summer

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