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Hosta 'Guacamole' (Hosta)

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Botanical Name: Hosta 'Guacamole' HOSS-tah

Common Name: Hosta Genus: Hosta

As its name might indicate, 'Guacamole' has avocado green, veined foliage with darker green margins. This hosta forms large, dense clumps and thrives in partial shade, where the sun can brighten the leaf centers. In late summer, 3-foot-tall flower stalks emerge, bearing fragrant, lilylike white blooms. -Matt Griswold, Regional Picks: Northeast, Fine Gardening issue #127
Care: Moist, well-drained soil. Provide part to full shade and moist but well-drained soil. Keep areas around hostas clear of excess leaf debris to reduce the presence of slugs and snails.
Propagation: Divide in spring or fall.
Problems: Deer, snails, slugs, leaf spots, crown rot.

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Height	1 ft. to 3 ft.
Spread	1 ft. to 3 ft.
Growth Habit	Clumps
Growth Pace	Fast Grower
Light	Part Shade Only;Part Shade to Full Shade
Moisture	Medium Moisture
Maintenance	Low
Characteristics	Fragrant Flowers; Showy Foliage
Bloom Time	Summer
Foliage Color	Variegated Foliage
Flower Color	White Flower
Uses	Beds and Borders, Foliage
Style	Shade, Woodland Garden
Seasonal Interest	Summer Interest
Type	Perennials

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posted by judgehort
1/26/2010
Region: Northeast
Zone: 7

I have grown many Hosta, and like using most of them. 'Guacamole' is a very attractive cultivar. When deciding on which hosta to grow, look for varieties that are listed as slug and snail resistant.

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