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Posted: May 7, 2019 at 4:17 PM in Hosta of the Year

Hosta ‘Abiqua Drinking Gourd’

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Plant Type: Hostas

H.’Abiqua Drinking Gourd’ has round, cardboard-like, deeply-cupped, powder-blue leaves on a 2′ wide clump. In early summer, the clumps are topped with white flowers. The most distinct cup-shaped leaves ever seen on a hosta. Thick blue leaves display beautiful puckered (bumpy) texture. Topped with white flowers in late June. An excellent grower and slug resistant.

Plant Availability

 Abiqua Drinking Gourd is available for online purchasing.

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Flower Color

White

Foliage Color

Dark, Blue-Green

Plant Spread

36″

Good Companions

Other shade-loving plants

Plant Height

18″

Scape Height

22″

Hardness Zone

3

Soil Moisture

Most, Rich, and Organic

Characteristics & Attributes

Attributes

Awards
American Hosta Society Best Green Hosta in a Garden Award — 1996

American Hosta Society Lucille Simpers Award (Best large or giant blue leaf hosta) — 1996

Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit — 2012

Bloom Time

Mid-Late Summer

Critter Resistance

Rabbits

Exposure

Full-Part Shade

Growth Rate

Average

Seasonal Interests

Spring and Summer