Abiqua Drinking Gourd Hosta
Hosta 'Abiqua Drinking Gourd'
Large leaved ornamental blue-green leaves are cupped, nearly round and have a dull glaucous bloom; provides beautiful texture and contrast to other plants; near-white spikes of flowers in mid-summer
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Note: Each live plant is unique and may differ from the photo while maintaining its beauty. Plants come in a plastic pot; other items in images are not included.
Landscape Qualities
Abiqua Drinking Gourd Hosta is a dense herbaceous perennial with tall flower stalks held atop a low mound of foliage. Its medium texture blends into the garden | but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.
Ornamental Qualities
Abiqua Drinking Gourd Hosta features dainty spikes of white tubular flowers rising above the foliage in mid summer. Its attractive textured round leaves remain blue in color throughout the season.
Planting and Growing
Abiqua Drinking Gourd Hosta will grow to be about 18 inches tall at maturity extending to 30 inches tall with the flowers | with a spread of 3 feet. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant | individual plants should be spaced approximately 30 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground | not requiring facer plants in front. It grows at a medium rate | and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an herbaceous perennial | this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter | and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!
as a cultivated variety | be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation. | This plant does best in partial shade to shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions
Plant Facts
Prefers partial shade to shade
Keep moisture level average to moist
18" (30" with flowers)Hx3'W
Flowers are white
Flowers in mid summer
Known to be safe
Tolerates wet ground.