
Hosta - Avocado, 1 Pack
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Hosta – Avocado
A striking shade perennial, Hosta ‘Avocado’ features large, glossy avocado-green leaves with wide dark-green margins, forming a lush mound ideal for specimen plantings or ground cover. It produces fragrant pale-lavender to white trumpet-shaped flowers on tall scapes in mid-summer, adding vertical interest to shaded beds. A sport of the popular ‘Guacamole’, this vigorous hosta is rabbit-resistant and thrives in USDA Zones 3–9, tolerating part shade to morning/filtered sun, and is relatively drought-tolerant once established. With low-maintenance needs and fragrant blooms, ‘Avocado’ is a garden-friendly choice for woodland borders, containers, or cutting beds.
- 1 Bare Root
- Glossy avocado leaves, dark margins
- Fragrant pale-lavender blooms
- Rabbit-resistant & drought tolerant
Specifications | Details |
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Colour | Avocado green leaves with dark green margins; pale-lavender to white flowers |
Hardiness Zone | 3 - 9 |
Plant Height | 24–30 in (60–75 cm) foliage; flower scapes mid-summer |
Plant Width | 40–48 in (100–120 cm) mound |
Sun Requirements | Part shade; tolerates morning sun or filtered light |
Fragrant | Yes — flowers are fragrant |
Deer Resistant | No (susceptible to deer and slugs) |
Plant Timing | Herbaceous perennial |
Bloom Timing | July - August |
Plant Depth | Not specified |
Plant Spacing | 40–48 in (100–120 cm) to allow full spread |