Abiqua Drinking Gourd hosta
Hosta 'Abiqua Drinking Gourd'
RHS AGM 2012, Hosta of the Year 2014
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size22 inches tall4 feet wide
- Habit
- Mounding
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Blue
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Abiqua Drinking Gourd' hosta (Hosta 'Abiqua Drinking Gourd') is a perennial for shade gardens, borders, and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes part sun to full shade and average to moist, loamy or clay soil. Deer and rabbits rarely make it their first choice. It forms a mounding clump of blue leaves with white fragrant flowers, and it tolerates salt.
Pairs well with Lungwort, Little Hottie panicle hydrangea, and Thalia daffodil.