Guacamole Hosta - Bare Root Plant

Name: Guacamole Hosta - Bare Root Plant
Brand: Great Lakes Lavender Farm
SKU: GLLF-PER-52055978-BR
Price: 16.65 USD
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Live plants are pickup only June 1–September 30. Plugs and potted plants cannot use our shipping path to AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT, or WA; pickup may remain available. Soil-free bare root plants may ship to those states during March 1–May 31 when all remaining rules pass. Montana plug and potted-plant arrivals must be October 1–May 31.

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Bare root arrives dormant

Expect new growth in 6 to 8 weeks after planting. Until then it can look lifeless, so you won’t be able to tell within 24 hours of arrival whether it will grow.

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About the Product

Guacamole has huge, glossy apple green leaves edged in streaked dark green margins, much like the look of an avocado. The centers turn a brighter gold in summer and with more sun, while the margins stay dark.

It grows quickly to about 22 inches tall and 38 to 48 inches wide and tolerates more sun than most hostas. In late summer, very fragrant pale lavender flowers rise on 3-foot stems. It was named Hosta of the Year in 2002 and holds a Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit.

What it looks like

A mounded clump about 22 inches tall and 38 to 48 inches wide of huge, glossy, heart-shaped leaves with apple green to gold centers and streaked dark green margins. In late summer, stems about 36 inches tall carry flared, very fragrant pale lavender trumpet flowers. At peak the plant is a shiny lime-and-green mound with tall lavender flowers above.

Growing it with lavender

Keep it out of the lavender field and plant it in a moist, shaded bed where it can pair with coral bells, ferns and bleeding hearts.

Care

Grows in full sun to full shade; more sun brightens the gold centers. Give it evenly moist, humus-rich soil that drains well, and water during dry spells; hardy in zones 3-9. Cut the foliage down after hard frost, and divide crowded clumps in spring as new shoots appear. Watch for slugs in damp springs.

At a glance

Botanical name: Hosta
Flower color: Pale lavender, very fragrant
Foliage: Apple green to gold with dark green margins
Growth habit: Mounded clump
Mature size: 22 in tall × 38 in–4 ft wide
USDA hardiness zones: 3–9
Light: full sun, part sun to part shade, full shade
Bloom start: Early-August
Peak bloom: Mid-August
Bloom pattern: Single Flush
Deer resistance: Susceptible
Pollinator value: Great

Sizes and shipping

Dormant bare-root plant, sold in boxes of 25 per variety (order in multiples of 25). Bare-root plants ship or are picked up March 1–May 31 only. They are soil-free, so they may ship to every state in that window. Dormant plants often show little or no top growth on arrival; plant or heel them in promptly.

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Mature height: 22.0 in
Mature spread: 48.0 in
Bloom: Early-August – peak Mid-August
Fragrance: Strong
Deer: Susceptible

Lavender companion · grow guide

How to grow Guacamole

Hosta · Hosta

Hostas want shade to part shade and rich, moist, well-drained soil. Blue and big-leaved types (like H. sieboldiana) need the most shade; many gold and fragrant types tolerate more sun.

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Part shadeLight
Moderate waterAverage drainage
pH 5.5–7.0Soil
Zones 3a–9bHardiness
22″ tall48″ wide
SusceptibleDeer · rabbits susceptible
Toxic to petsPets

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Hardy in zones 3a–9b

Spring through early fall; spring as eyes emerge is easiest.

Dormant bare-root hosta as it arrives, laid on burlap

When it arrives

Your bare-root plant

Arrives as a dormant crown with pointed buds (eyes) and a mass of fleshy roots. Soak roots 1–2 hours, then plant with roots spread out over a mound and the crown even with the soil. Water well; leaves follow in a few weeks.

Expect new growth in 6 to 8 weeks after planting. Bare root ships March–May while dormant, with little or no top growth, and it can look lifeless until then. That’s normal. Pointed shoots (eyes) push up in mid to late spring, later than many perennials, and unfurl over a couple of weeks. Small plants may stay dormant until May; a firm crown is alive.

You won’t be able to tell within 24 hours of arrival whether a dormant plant will grow.

When to plant

Spring through early fall; spring as eyes emerge is easiest.

How deep

Set the crown (where roots meet shoots) even with the soil surface. Plants from pots go at the same depth they grew.

Spacing

By mature size: minis 6–12 inches; medium 2 feet; giants 3–5 feet.

Soil

Rich, loamy, high in organic matter · pH 5.5–7.0

Fix-it tip: Mix in compost, composted manure or leaves. In clay, raise the planting area slightly so crowns don't sit wet over winter.

Sun

Part shade (tolerates full shade; morning sun).

Blue-leaved types keep their color best in shade. Gold types brighten with some morning sun; most scorch in hot afternoon sun.

Don’t give up on it

Is it alive? What spring looks like

Pointed shoots (eyes) push up in mid to late spring, later than many perennials, and unfurl over a couple of weeks. Small plants may stay dormant until May; a firm crown is alive.