Welcome to HostasDirect!

Avocado Hosta

  • Some maturities of this plant are not available for early-season shipping. You may still add this item to your shopping cart and it will be shipped separately when it becomes available.

Quick Overview

Fragrant! Looks great with 'Guacamole,' 'Holy Mole,' etc. Big seller at our retail site where people can see its shine! Beautiful! See more photos at hostalibrary.org

Availability: Out of stock

Product Name Price
No options of this product are available.
What are Starter Hostas, Advanced Starters, and Mature Divisions?

Be the first to add a growing tip!


Share our site with your buddies!

Have a good photo we can use? Please send it to us!

More Views

  • Avocado Hosta
  • Avocado Hosta
Date Available
Starter Hosta (TC):
June 15
Avg. Market Price:$18.16
First Offered:2007
Plant Size:Large (24" tall)
Growth Rate:Fast
Sun Resistant:Yes
Leaf Size:9" x 6.5" W
Leaf Color:Greenish yellow leaf with a dark green margin
Bloom Color:White
Fragrant:Yes

Details

Fast growth rate. Greenish yellow with a 2" wide, flat dark green margin (much wider than its parent's, H. 'Guacamole'). Very shiny on top and underneath; moderately folded. Reportedly considered a tetraploid.

Additional Information

Year New at HostasDirect 2007
Date Available: Starter Hosta (TC) June 15
Date Available: Advanced Starter (TC) No
Date Available: Mature Division No
Growing Zones N/A
AHS Rating No
AHS Mini Rating No
Plant - Bog Tolerant No
Plant - Density No
Plant - Drought Tolerant No
Plant - Fun Name Food
Growth Rate Fast
Plant - Height 24"
Plant - Hosta of the Year No
Plant - Patented No
Plant - Patent Number No
Plant - PPAF No
Plant - Rhizomatous No
Plant - Shape Upright
Plant Size Large
Sun Resistant Yes
Slug Resistant No
Plant - Wave Spacing 36"
Plant - Specimen Spacing 48"
Leaf - Base Rounded
Leaf - Color Detail Greenish yellow leaf with a dark green margin
Leaf Color (Center) Yellow Green
Leaf Color (Margin) Green
Leaf - Cupped No
Leaf - Cup Direction No
Leaf - Flat Edge Yes
Leaf - Corrugation Smooth
Leaf - Folded Moderately
Leaf - Twisted No
Leaf - Wavy/Undulated No
Leaf - Piecrust No
Fragrant Flower Yes
Leaf - Substance No
Leaf - Margin Contortion Flat
Leaf - Margin Size Wide
Leaf - Margin Width (inches) 2
Leaf - Seasonal Color Change No
Leaf - Shape Broadly Ovate
Leaf - Size 9" x 6.5" W
Leaf - Length 9
Leaf - Width 6.5
Leaf - Mottled No
Leaf - Speckled No
Leaf - Splashed No
Leaf - Streaked No
Leaf - Upper Leaf Luster Very Shiny
Leaf - Under Leaf Luster Very Shiny
Leaf - Vein Color No
Leaf - Vein Furrows No
Leaf - Vein Pairs 11
Leaf - White Leaf Back No
Flower - Bracts Yes
Flower - Branched Scape No
Flower - Clustered Bloom No
Flower - Color White
Flower - Double Blooms No
Flower - Reblooms No
Flower - Striped Bloom No
Flower - Inflorescence No
Flower - Pod Color Green
Flower - Scape Color No
Flower - Scape Height 34
Flower - Scape Height Range 30 to 34
Flower - Season Late
Flower - Start-Peak-Finish No
Flower - Size No
Flower - Shape Tubular
Flower - Viable Seed Yes
Petiole Color No
Petiole - Shape No
Petiole - Size No
Petiole - Variegation No
Hybridizing - Parentage No
Hybridizing - Originator J. & B. Diesen
Hybridizing - Namer J. & B. Diesen
Hybridizing - Introducer J. & B. Diesen
Hybridizing - Registrant J. & B. Diesen
Hybridizing - Sport Of H. 'Quacamole'
Hybridizing - Tardiana Cross No
Hybridizing - Year Registered 1998

Product Tags

Use spaces to separate tags. Use single quotes (') for phrases.

©1999-2012 HostasDirect, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
19 Mid Oaks Road, Roseville, MN 55113

  Loading...
  Loading...